EditorialA crew installs broadband internet in Guntown, Miss., about two and a half hours away from Clarksdale, on Feb. 8, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)
EditorialSchools in low-income Mississippi, like this one in Clarksdale, receive less federal support per student than schools in wealthy Connecticut. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)
EditorialPrecious Coleman helps her son Jordyn, 11, with a class assignment at their home in Clarksdale, Miss., on Feb. 3, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)
EditorialClarksdale Municipal School District buses are ready for drivers at a school district facility in Clarksdale, Miss., Feb. 9, 2021. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)