News Items per page 5102550 State Board invites public comment on temporary accountability adjustment to determine new A-F grades for districts, schools and federally required school improvement designations Mar 17, 2022 MDE announces 135 school districts have chosen to receive new health, school safety platform at no cost Mar 11, 2022 MDE announces 121 school districts to receive online tutoring services at no cost Mar 10, 2022 MDE announces 2022 Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year finalists Mar 10, 2022 MDE investing $49 million in federal COVID-relief funds to support student safety and learning Feb 24, 2022 MDE providing 15 math coaches to 30 schools to aid teachers, improve student outcomes Feb 18, 2022 Mississippi’s high school graduation rate highest ever at 88.4%; Dropout rate falls to 8.5% Feb 17, 2022 State Board of Education votes to award $17.6M grant to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to provide telehealth services to K-12 students Feb 17, 2022 MDE expands Licensure Call Center to better assist educators Feb 16, 2022 Applications now open to Mississippi Teacher Residency program for aspiring educators seeking master’s degree in elementary and special education Feb 15, 2022 Two Mississippi teachers receive Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Feb 9, 2022 State Board of Education approves five new early learning collaboratives to serve pre-K 4-year-olds Jan 21, 2022 Mississippi State Board of Education Allows Hybrid Scheduling During COVID-19 Surge Jan 20, 2022 3rd grade reading assessment will be administered from April 4-22 Jan 19, 2022 Two Mississippi students selected for United States Senate Youth Program will participate in online program, receive $10,000 scholarships Jan 11, 2022 State Superintendent’s Annual Report for 2020-21 notes achievements as students, teachers persevered through pandemic Jan 10, 2022 MDE to Hold Public Hearing Jan. 28 on Academic Standards for Social Studies Jan 5, 2022 U.S. Department of Education approves Mississippi’s plan for use of American Rescue Plan funds to support K-12 schools and students, distributes remaining $543 million to state Dec 29, 2021 MDE awarding more than $9.8M in grants to five Mississippi universities to enroll more potential teachers in elementary and secondary education graduate degree programs Dec 17, 2021 State Board of Education seeks high school sophomores to apply for junior representative Board position in 2022-23 Dec 1, 2021 Potential New Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Sponsors Sought for 2022 Nov 17, 2021 Fall 2021 Kindergarten Readiness Results Released Nov 12, 2021 State Board of Education to Hold Regularly Scheduled Meeting Via Livestream Nov 10, 2021 Families of kindergarten – 3rd grade students invited to regional literacy meetings across state Nov 8, 2021 MDE Releases Achievement Gap Report for 2020-21 Oct 21, 2021 MDE Announces New Members of State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council Oct 11, 2021 Statewide Assessment Results Show Impact of Pandemic Disruptions Sep 23, 2021 Four Mississippi Schools Named 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools Sep 21, 2021 Mississippi Ranks 35th in the Nation for K-12 Achievement in Quality Counts National Report Sep 16, 2021 State Board of Education to Hold Special-Called Teleconference Meeting Sep 1, 2021 Nominate a Mississippi Teacher for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Aug 31, 2021 Mississippi State Board of Education Allows Hybrid Scheduling During COVID-19 Surge Aug 19, 2021 State Board of Education to Hold Regularly Scheduled Meeting Via Livestream Aug 18, 2021 MDE Announces New Members of the Mississippi Teacher Advisory Council Aug 18, 2021 Seven Mississippi Schools Designated State’s First Science of Reading Schools Aug 10, 2021 Digital Learning Coaches Deployed to Schools Statewide Aug 9, 2021 State Board of Education Asks Governor to Declare State of Emergency in Holmes County Consolidated School District Aug 3, 2021 Commission on School Accreditation Determines State of Emergency Exists in Holmes County School District Aug 2, 2021 MDE to Temporarily Relocate Offices Jul 26, 2021 Commission on School Accreditation to Discuss Holmes County Consolidated School District Jul 26, 2021 State Board of Education Sets Policies to Resume In-Person Schooling as Primary Teaching Mode Jul 15, 2021 July 15 State Board of Education Meeting to Be Held in Biloxi Jul 9, 2021 Potential Data Breach in Natchez-Adams School District Jul 1, 2021 Mississippi Education Remains Strongest Factor in Kids Count National Data Jun 23, 2021 Interim Superintendent Appointed to Noxubee County District of Transformation Jun 17, 2021 State Board of Education Seeks Public Input on Policies to Resume In-Person Schooling as Primary Teaching Mode Jun 17, 2021 State Board of Education Meets for Special-Called Board Meeting Jun 16, 2021 Laurel High School Student Micah Hill Selected as State Board of Education Student Representative Jun 16, 2021 Two Mississippi High School Students Named “National Cyber Scholars” After Winning Nationwide Competition May 25, 2021 Mississippi Math, Science Teachers Earn National Recognition May 24, 2021 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page ›› Last page Last » Communications and Government Relations 601-359-3515 Staff Services Blogs and Publications Government Relations How To Access Communication Services MDE Brand and Logo Virtual Learning Policies and COVID-19 Guidance Archive Links News Releases 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Resources Legislative Reports Mississippi State Board of Education Policy Manual