NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 10, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, Mississippi earned national recognition for its progress in education, climbing to be among the top five states or jurisdictions with the greatest …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 8, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), in partnership with Mississippi First, has launched a new website for Mississippi teachers to increase teacher access to high-quality …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 3, 2020 "The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to see legal action being taken against the individuals who are alleged to have defrauded the MDE and the State of Mississippi. We reported …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 2, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The year 2020 has without question been the most professionally and personally demanding time for educators, parents, and students in at least the last 50 years. Since mid-March, local …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 1, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – As the new school year begins, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement would like to remind parents about the law governing …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 2, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – Every school district in Mississippi has submitted plans to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to provide all public-school students with the technology to learn at school …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 27, 2020 Starkville Junior Selected as State Board of Education Student Representative JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected Amy Zhang of Starkville to serve as the high …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 26, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the addition of over 100 experienced and highly regarded professionals from across the state to serve on the Mississippi …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 25, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) disputes State Auditor Shad White’s claims that the agency is ignoring state law in its implementation of the Equity in Distance Learning Act …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 14, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is raising concerns about the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) report on career and technical education (CTE) because it contains …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 10, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – Two Mississippi science teachers are among the nation’s best as awardees of the 2020 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST Program is …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 7, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, will deliver the concluding lecture at 9:45 a.m. today for the Chautauqua Institution's week on “Rebuilding Public Education.” The …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 6, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is working with school districts statewide to implement two new laws designed to equip students with the technology to learn at school or at …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 6, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – School district reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year are now available on the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) school reopening guidance webpage. Most school districts …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 24, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — All Mississippi school districts will finalize plans for the start of the new school year by July 31. State law requires Mississippi schools to operate 180 days each school year, with the …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 23, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Office of Teaching and Leading today announced that Debra Houghton, principal of Mannsdale Upper Elementary in the Madison County …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 6, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Office of Teaching and Leading set the first virtual ceremony for Mississippi Teacher of the Year and Mississippi Administrator of the …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 30, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is the winner of the Southern Regional Education Board’s (SREB) 2020 State Leadership Award for its efforts to increase literacy and math …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 30, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will hold three Virtual Alternate Route Fairs in July to help aspiring teachers identify the alternate route teacher preparation program that …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 22, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi experienced the greatest improvement in education, ranking 39th in the country, a substantial upturn from the previous ranking of 44 in 2019, according to new data released in …
