What Mississippi Got Right About Reading | Kymyona Burk
From The Harvard EdCast by Harvard Graduate School of Education
March 18, 2026 · 26 min · Season 1 · Episode 480
About this episode
Kymyona Burk discusses the successful reading reforms in Mississippi and their implications for other states.
Mississippi’s reading gains aren’t a miracle -- they’re the result of sustained reform. Literacy expert Kymyona Burk explains how policy, teacher investment, and clear implementation helped the state improve scores, and what other states can learn from its “Mississippi Marathon.”
People in this episode
Guest: Kymyona Burk
Topics covered
- reading
- literacy
- education reform
- teacher investment
- policy
- state improvement
Keywords
- Mississippi
- reading gains
- literacy expert
- education policy
- teacher investment
- implementation
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Mississippi
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