Attendees at MEC’s Hobnob heard from Governor Reeves, Speaker White, Lt. Governor Hosemann and more as education freedom and workforce development remain hot topics.

State leaders gathered in Jackson Thursday to map out their legislative agenda for the next session, with education reform being at the forefront of their legislative wish list.

During the Mississippi Economic Council’s Hobnob Mississippi event, elected officials and business leaders told the approximately 300 attendees the Magnolia State is making strides in key areas and should continue in that direction, especially in education.

“Our kids are learning more than ever before, and our educational achievement is the talk of America,” said Governor Tate Reeves (R), noting Mississippi leads the nation in fourth grade reading a

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