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Mississippi is typically ranked very low due to a history of poor public education standards as well as being a battleground for civil rights. Not much has changed.

Fortunately for Mississippi, Florida man is working overtime towards the enshitifcation of their own education system.

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BurntPunk@kbin.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Growing up in Alabama we used to joke that the unofficial AL state motto is “Well, at least we ain’t Mississippi” and Mississippi’s motto is “Well, at least we ain’t Missis…AW DAMMIT”

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- philoneous@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  Ditto for Louisiana, it was always “well at least we aren’t Mississippi “.
  
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  - jscummy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    I’ve also heard “Thank God for Mississippi” as a slogan for any of the underperformer states
    
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    uncle_bagel@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    Typically what happens when you rank 51st in most quality of life stats (which usually include DC alongside all 50 states).
    
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  - TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    Louisiana has the highest violent crime rate. It is the last state I would live in.
    
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    Acronymesis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
    
    According to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, the 5 most hazardous states in the U.S. in 2023 are:
    
    Louisiana: Overall Crime Rate of 537.5/100,000 people, making it the most dangerous.
    
    Mississippi: Overall Crime Rate of 413.2/100,000 people.
    
    Alaska: Despite a low population, a high Overall Crimes Rate of 386.2/100,000 people.
    
    Arkansas: Overall Crime Rate of 385.9/100,000 people.
    
    New Mexico: Overall Crime Rate of 369.5/100,000 people.(More info about this)
    
    You ain’t kiddin!
    
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captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Mississippi also just has really bad infrastructure. Like water is a concern in places there

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