State Board Selects Semifinalists for State Board Student Representative Program
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For Immediate Release: April 15, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists to serve as the SBE junior student representative in the 2021-22 school year.
Legislature Passes Teacher Pay Raise, Increases Funds for State Board of Education Priorities
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For Immediate Release: April 8, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Legislature made significant investments in public education during the 2021 legislative session including a statewide teacher pay raise and millions allocated for Mississippi State Board of Education priorities including early childhood education, instructional coaches, teacher supply funds and the Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS).
MDE Announces 2021 Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year Finalists
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For Immediate Release: April 7, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the finalists for the 2021 Mississippi Administrator of the Year and the 2021 Mississippi Teacher of the Year.
MDE Seeks Digital Learning Instructional Coaches to Support Educators Statewide
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For Immediate Release: March 25, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has partnered with the North Mississippi Education Consortium (NMEC) to hire a team of digital learning instructional coaches and coordinators to help teachers, schools and districts effectively use educational technology and improve student outcomes statewide.
Mississippi Connects Virtual Summit Helps Teachers Advance Digital Learning
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For Immediate Release: March 24, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – More than 2,700 Mississippi educators have registered for the Mississippi Connects Virtual Summit on digital learning this week, which is centered around the purposeful integration of technology.
All Statewide Assessments to be Administered this School Year
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For Immediate Release: March 15, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – All required federal and statewide assessments will be administered to public-school students this school year, including the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment and high school assessments for Algebra I, English II, Biology and U.S. History.
Mississippi Students Surpass the Nation with Record-Breaking Graduation Rate
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For Immediate Release: March 11, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi high school students achieved a record-breaking graduation rate of 87.7% in 2019-20, surpassing the most recent national rate of 85%.
ACT Scores for Mississippi Juniors Released
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For Immediate Release: March 11, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2020 statewide administration of the ACT to all public high school juniors.
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State Board Opens Public Comment on ACT WorkKeys and Career Preparation Indicator to Measure Career Readiness
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For Immediate Release: February 25, 2021
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to open public comment on the addition of the ACT WorkKeys assessment and a recognized career pathway or industry certification to the accountability measure evaluating how schools and districts prepare students for college and the workforce.