MDE extends deadline to Mississippi Teacher Residency program
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For Immediate Release: March 22, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program has extended the program’s application deadline past March 15.
12 students named semifinalists for 2022-23 State Board of Education junior representative position
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For Immediate Release: March 21, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 12 high school sophomores/rising juniors as semifinalists for the 2022-23 SBE junior representative position.
Mississippi State Board of Education approves Perkins V revisions to include work-based learning in measuring districts’ CTE program quality
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For Immediate Release: March 21, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has approved revisions to the Mississippi Perkins V State Plan to include work-based learning as an additional measure of school districts’ Career and Technical Education (CTE) program quality for the 2022-23 school year.
MDE announces new School of Innovation, two new Districts of Innovation for 2022-23
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For Immediate Release: March 18, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has approved plans for Mannsdale Upper Elementary in the Madison County School District to be Mississippi’s newest School of Innovation and for Pascagoula-Gautier School District and Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District to be Mississippi’s newest Districts of Innovation for 2022-23.
State Board invites public comment on temporary accountability adjustment to determine new A-F grades for districts, schools and federally required school improvement designations
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For Immediate Release: March 17, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to invite public comment on a temporary adjustment to the statewide accountability system so A-F grades for districts and schools and federally required school improvement designations can be determined for the 2021-22 school year.
MDE announces 135 school districts have chosen to receive new health, school safety platform at no cost
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For Immediate Release: March 11, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – A new health and school safety platform will be available at no cost to 135 Mississippi school districts that recently opted to receive the service to create a safer and better learning environment for students, teachers and staff.
MDE announces 2022 Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year finalists
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For Immediate Release: March 10, 2022
2022 Mississippi Administrator of the Year Finalists
MDE announces 121 school districts to receive online tutoring services at no cost
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 10, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – New high-dosage tutoring services in math and English Language Arts will be available to students in grades 3-12, educators and families at 121 school districts, which includes four charter schools, that recently opted in to receive the services at no cost.
MDE investing $49 million in federal COVID-relief funds to support student safety and learning
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For Immediate Release: February 24, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is investing up to $49 million of its American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) III funds in four new services to support student safety and learning statewide.