NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December 18, 2025 MDE invests $17.5 million in coaching support for schools in 2025-26 to build upon student gains JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today provided an update to the …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December 18, 2025 MDE releases Educator Shortage Survey and Teacher Recruitment and Retention Survey results JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) presented results of the 2025-26 …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December 8, 2025 State Board of Education seeks high school sophomores to apply for 2026-27 junior representative position JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications from …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 20, 2025 MDE releases ACT results of spring 2025 high school juniors JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results of all public high school juniors who took the test …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 20, 2025 State Board of Education approves new A-F performance level cuts for Mississippi Statewide Accountability System for 2025-26 school year JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 14, 2025 State Board of Education places Okolona Separate School District into a District of Transformation due to financial impairments JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education today placed …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 13, 2025 85% of Mississippi 3rd graders pass reading assessments for 2024-25 school year JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today announced 85% of third graders passed the third- …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 6, 2025 Madison teacher surprised with $25,000 Milken Educator Award JACKSON, Miss. – Mannsdale Upper Elementary School third-grade teacher Kayla Saxton received the surprise of a lifetime in Madison this …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 5, 2025 MDE establishes Mississippi Blue Ribbon Schools program to recognize National Blue Ribbon-nominated schools JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is announcing today the …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 3, 2025 MDE announces one college, three universities to receive Mississippi Science of Reading designations for 2025-26 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has designated three …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 16, 2025 MDE releases 2024-25 Chronic Absenteeism Report JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released the 2024-25 Chronic Absenteeism Report, which shows Mississippi’s chronic …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 30, 2025 Mississippi students achieve record high qualifying scores on Advanced Placement exams in 2024-25 JACKSON, Miss. – During the 2024-25 school year, 11,393 Mississippi public school students took 16,145 …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 29, 2025 MDE awarding $2.9 million in grants to nine Institutions of Higher Education for Mississippi Teacher Residency program JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education through its Mississippi …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 29, 2025 Three Mississippi students named 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars JACKSON, Miss. – Three Mississippi students have been named 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars. The students are Alexis Griffith of Long …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Sept. 25, 2025 MDE releases school and district accountability grades for 2024-25 school year JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released accountability grades for the 2024-25 school year, …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 22, 2025 MDE announces 2025-26 State Superintendent Student Advisory Council members JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the 114 members of the 2025-26 State …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 11, 2025 MDE launches new TeachMS.org teacher recruitment website JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has redesigned its teacher recruitment website, TeachMS.org, that markets the …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 21, 2025 2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program scores show mixed results JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the 2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 18, 2025 MDE encourages schools and communities to recognize Attendance Awareness Month in September JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education urges all education stakeholders to recognize …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 12, 2025 MDE announces nine regional literacy meetings for families of K-3 students JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education will host nine regional literacy meetings across the state from Sept. 9 …
