Mississippi Rising: How the Last Became First in Literacy Growth

Mississippi Rising: How the Last Became First in Literacy Growth is a new book by Leta Palmiter. Lloyd Gray wrote in the foreword that this story "is an inspiring story of people who were willing to change if it meant better outcomes for children, even relearning everything they thought they knew about how reading should be taught. It's about overcoming resistance to that change, and showing what we as a state can achieve when we put our minds to it and work together."