NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 2, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education has released results of its 2021-22 Teacher Retention Survey, which offers key findings for strengthening the educator workforce statewide. Out …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Nov. 10, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) appointed five Tunica County residents to serve as advisory board members for the Tunica County School District (TCSD) as the district …
In-Person and Virtual Learning The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) set two policies that call for all school districts to resume in-person instruction as the primary mode of teaching starting in the 2021-22 school year. These policies remain in …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Oct. 27, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2022 statewide administration of the ACT to all public high school juniors. The average score for …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Oct. 24, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi maintained its historic gains in 4th grade reading on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), while scores nationally dropped in all four NAEP subjects and …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 27, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that, despite pandemic disruptions to learning, 85% of Mississippi 3rd graders passed the 3rd-grade reading assessment …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 18, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – Petal Upper Elementary School fifth-grade math teacher Tyler Shows was surprised today with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award presented by the Milken Family Foundation at a 9:30 a.m. …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 17, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – In support of National School Bus Safety Week, Oct. 17-21, 2022, the Mississippi Department of Education is sharing information from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National …
NEWS RELEASE JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the new members of the State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) for 2022-23. The council includes students in grades 11-12 or first year of college to …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 29, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the State Board of Education (SBE) voted to begin the Administrative Procedures Act process on proposed 2022 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards (MCCRS) for …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Sept. 29, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to adopt its proposed weapons policy update, which removed language that conflicted with Mississippi’s 2011 enhanced conceal …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Sept. 28, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – During the 2021-22 school year, the number of Mississippi students taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) exams reached a record high, with 10,534 public school students taking 14,788 …
NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 27, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi schools and districts will earn new grades for the first time since 2019 when the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) approves accountability grades Thursday, Sept. 29, …
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: September 26, 2022 WHO: Commission on School Accreditation WHAT: Meeting to discuss unofficial district and school accountability (A-F grades) for the 2021-22 school year. WHEN: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 WHERE: …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 23, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education today announced that 46 Mississippi high schools have received the prestigious 2022 College Success Award from GreatSchools.org, the nation’s …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 22, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the addition of 32 highly regarded education professionals from across the state to serve on the Mississippi Principal …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 16, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – Today, four schools in Mississippi were among the 297 schools across the nation named as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2022 by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 1, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) invites nominations and applications for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The award is …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 25, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will host nine regional literacy meetings beginning Sept. 8, across the state for families of students in kindergarten through third grade …
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: 11 a.m., Aug. 18, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today statewide results from the 2021-22 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which show student achievement …
