Mississippi honors two DeSoto schools for reading program
Lewisburg Primary is a Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading School for the 2025-26 academic year. (Brandon LaGrone II/The Daily Memphian)
Two DeSoto County schools have begun an innovative program to help students in younger grades do better in reading comprehension.
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Brandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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