MS HB127

Requires the State Department of Education to establish the "A Better Chance" (ABC) Program beginning with the 2010-2011 school year to provide pre-kindergarten instruction statewide via the Internet.

Mandates daily age-appropriate instruction and activities including downloadable educational materials for children and parents based on the Mississippi Pre-Kindergarten Curriculum.

Requires daily real-time instruction delivered by a licensed pre-kindergarten teacher via the Internet, scheduled at least three different times each school day, with all lessons available for replay on the program's webpage.

Directs the Department of Education to develop a method to track the number of children regularly participating in the ABC Program and assess their progress.

Requires the Department to submit a report to the House and Senate Education Committees on the ABC Program's success before January 1, 2012, and takes effect July 1, 2010.