Mississippi offers K–12 students and their families several types of school choice, including three private school choice programs, charter schools, magnet schools, home schooling and inter-district public school choice via an open enrollment policy.
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Private School Choice
Mississippi has three private school choice programs, two school vouchers and an education savings account. These programs help families send their children to participating private schools.
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Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Program
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Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program
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Nate Rogers Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
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Public School Choice
Mississippi allows parents to transfer to traditional public schools outside their district via an open enrollment policy. Mississippi also has magnet schools.
Charter School Choice
Mississippi has very few charter schools. Charter schools are publicly funded schools that are free of many of the regulations that restrict traditional public schools.
Home School Choice
Parents have to follow certain laws in Mississippi when homeschooling their children.
K-12 Education in Mississippi Polling Insights
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