MS SB2790

State Board of Education must promulgate a rule establishing Vision 2020 with exclusive goals, objectives, strategies, indicators and benchmarks for Mississippi public education.

Five state education goals include: academic achievement exceeding national/international averages, preparing all students for postsecondary education or employment, ensuring functional literacy for all working-age adults, maintaining student health and safety while developing citizenship, and providing equitable education opportunities.

Rule must include nine policy-oriented objectives ranging from rigorous 21st century curriculum to universal pre-K systems, plus five performance-oriented objectives including 90% high school graduation rate and improving lowest-performing student quartile by 50%.

Legislature establishes ten goals for public higher education focused on enhancing quality of life, lifelong learning, access across socioeconomic backgrounds, economic diversification, student completion, diversity, research innovation, productivity, and physical wellness.

Creates statewide education partnership among public schools, higher education institutions, community colleges, and state boards to align institutional missions with state goals and provide coordinated instruction, public service and research.