State Board Ends Assessment Contract with NWEA Due to Preliminary Reporting Error
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 18, 2024
State Board Ends Assessment Contract with NWEA Due to Preliminary Reporting Error
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Update for 2023-24 shows students made gains, came closer to reaching pre-pandemic levels
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 18, 2024
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Update for 2023-24 shows students made gains, came closer to reaching pre-pandemic levels
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) results for the 2023-24 school year, which showed students’ gains during the past year have them coming closer to reaching pre-pandemic achievement levels.
Dr. Lance Evans Begins Serving as State Superintendent of Education July 1
Two districts awarded $1.5M in grants for pre-K students with disabilities to be included in classrooms with non-disabled peers
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 20, 2024
Two districts awarded $1.5M in grants for pre-K students with disabilities to be included in classrooms with non-disabled peers
State Board votes to return Tunica County School District to local governance effective July 1
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 20, 2024
State Board votes to return Tunica County School District to local governance effective July 1
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to request an end to the state of emergency in the Tunica County School District (TCSD) and return the district to local community control.
Gulfport High School’s Crosby Parker selected as 2024-25 State Board of Education junior student representative
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 20, 2024
Gulfport High School’s Crosby Parker selected as 2024-25 State Board of Education junior student representative
MDE announces 13 graduates of its new Literacy Coach Academy of Mississippi program
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 11, 2024
Mississippi receives highest education ranking ever of 30th in U.S. from latest Kids Count national report
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: June 10, 2024
Mississippi receives highest education ranking ever of 30th in U.S. from latest Kids Count national report
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi improved its education ranking to 30th in the nation – the state’s highest ranking ever – according to the 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Data Book released today.
75.7% of third graders pass state reading assessment on first attempt in 2024
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 16, 2024
75.7% of third graders pass state reading assessment on first attempt in 2024
Two Mississippi students named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 9, 2024
Two Mississippi students named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars
JACKSON, Miss. – Two Mississippi students — Noah Curtis Lee and Iris Jiani Xue — have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Noah and Iris are both from Southaven and attend the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in Columbus.