Thousands of state test results were scored incorrectly by NWEA, the company Mississippi hired to provide and process state standardized tests.
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Violet Jira
Violet Jira is a native of Cleveland, Mississippi, and a graduate of The University of Mississippi where she majored in journalism and philosophy. In her senior year, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Mississippian. She loves writing, finding stories in numbers, and using her journalism to tell underrepresented stories. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, crafting, and TV shows.