NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 22, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright will announce the Mississippi Teacher of the Year and Administrator of the Year in a live-streamed ceremony on Thursday, April 29 at 4 p.m. …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 19, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only six states whose state-funded pre-K program meets …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 15, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today approved plans for Laurel High School in the Laurel School District to become a School of Innovation and approved the continued …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 8, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Legislature made significant investments in public education during the 2021 legislative session including a statewide teacher pay raise and millions allocated for …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 15, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education will appoint a financial adviser for the Holmes County Consolidated School District because of a finding by the Office of the State Auditor. The …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 7, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the finalists for the 2021 Mississippi Administrator of the Year and the 2021 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. The Mississippi …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 25, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has partnered with the North Mississippi Education Consortium (NMEC) to hire a team of digital learning instructional coaches and …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 24, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – More than 2,700 Mississippi educators have registered for the Mississippi Connects Virtual Summit on digital learning this week, which is centered around the purposeful integration of …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 15, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – All required federal and statewide assessments will be administered to public-school students this school year, including the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment and high school assessments for …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 11, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi high school students achieved a record-breaking graduation rate of 87.7% in 2019-20, surpassing the most recent national rate of 85%. School- and district-level graduation …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 25, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to open public comment on the addition of the ACT WorkKeys assessment and a recognized career pathway or industry …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 24, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi’s graduating class of 2020 achieved a 38.2% qualifying score rate for Advanced Placement (AP) exams, an increase from the previous year's achievement rate of 32.5%. …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 23, 2021 JACKSON, MS - The U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announced two Mississippi high school students will represent the state during the 59th annual USSYP Washington Week, to be held March 14 — 17, 2021. …
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: February 23, 2021 WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education WHAT: The Mississippi State Board of Education will have its monthly meeting on Thursday. The Board postponed its February 18 meeting because of severe …
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: February 17, 2021 WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) WHAT: The SBE is postponing its February 18 meeting until next week. Severe weather and power outages are preventing attendees from participating in …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 10, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Fletcher Horne, 15, of Laurel and Abygail Buchanan, 13, of Florence were named Mississippi's top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America’s …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 28, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Six schools in Mississippi have earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A (CSA) and/or AP …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 26, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Four Mississippi teachers have been named state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) for the 2019-2020 award cycle. The …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 21, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to suspend three statewide policies regarding assessment and accountability to manage the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 21, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, highlighted the resilience of students and educators today in her annual report on the progress of the Mississippi State Board of …
