Out-of-state students in Mississippi colleges represent a huge opportunity for high-level workforce development. Mississippi’s public colleges and universities currently have a record number of out-of-state enrollees (approximately 60% of Read More
Proposed policy to achieve “brain gain” in Mississippi. Focused on retention and attraction of a knowledge-based workforce. BACKGROUND Mississippi is the only Sun Belt state to experience a net outmigration Read More
The Fast Forward Mississippi initiative has been committed to helping develop and advocating for policies that would help reverse the loss of intellectual capital in our state. The Read More
Kids Code Mississippi – a signature project of the Fast Forward Mississippi Initiative, is partnering with the Springboard to Opportunities organization to implement a computer science/coding education program designed specifically Read More
Potential policy changes seek to keep the best & brightest in Mississippi. Language is being circulated amongst policy makers and economists in the Mississippi Capitol which seeks to Read More
Some of you are familiar with an idea that began as a loose group of concerned individuals that came together as the “Mississippi Brain Drain Commission.” The mission Read More