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 …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 11, 2025 MDE names seven Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools for 2025-26; one school named Mississippi Science of Reading School JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 7, 2025 Mississippi Department of Education announces launch of Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Cybersecurity, Networking and Business with Personal Finance JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of …
MEDIA ALERT For Immediate Release: July 21, 2025 MDE responds to Office of the State Auditor Education Enhancement Fund (EEF) procurement card program report The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) previously provided information to the Mississippi …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 19, 2025 U.S. History state assessment will not be a graduation requirement starting in 2025-26 JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the State Board of Education (SBE) voted to eliminate the administration and graduation …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 19, 2025 Oak Grove High School’s Michelle Xie selected as 2025-26 State Board of Education junior student representative JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected Michelle Xie of …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 16, 2025 State Board awards $24M in grants to 20 school districts for State Invested Pre-K programs JACKSON, Miss. – The State Board of Education (SBE) recently awarded $24,064,656 in grants to 20 school districts …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 9, 2025 Mississippi receives highest education ranking ever of 16th in U.S. from latest Kids Count national report JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi’s education ranking has climbed to 16th in the nation – the state’s …
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