State Board Approves Statewide Assessment Contract for New Science, U.S. History Tests
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 17, 2018
JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi Board of Education voted today to approve a $3.3 million statewide testing contract with Data Recognition Corp (DRC) for the 2018-19 school year to administer 5th and 8th grade science assessments and the Biology I and U.S. History assessments for high school. The science tests are required by federal law.
Three Mississippi High Schools Earn Silver in 2018 U.S. News Best High Schools
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 10, 2018
JACKSON, Miss. – In the 2018 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings, three Mississippi schools earned silver badges and 54 earned bronze, making the cut of the 30 percent of schools nationwide that scored high enough to earn a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Best High Schools recognition.
MDE Announces 3rd Annual Literacy Coaching Symposium in Biloxi
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 25, 2018
State Board Seeks Public Comment on Timeline to Factor Assessment Scores into Grades for Select High School Courses
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 19, 2018
MDE Announces Formation of a Student Testing Task Force
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 16, 2018
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, announced today she will convene the first Mississippi Student Testing Task Force to examine current student testing on the state and local school district levels and to determine best practices for monitoring student progress in meeting grade-level and subject area learning goals.
Statewide Testing Interruption
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2018
JACKSON, Miss – During statewide testing today, some Mississippi testing sites experienced intermittent connectivity at some point between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Online testing resumed and was fully functionally at approximately 10 a.m.
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has provided guidance to districts to ensure that affected students are provided with adequate time to complete tests that were interrupted.
2017 State of Preschool Report Highlights Mississippi’s High-Quality Pre-K
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 18, 2018
JACKSON, Miss – The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only five states whose publicly funded pre-K program meets nine of NIEER’s 10 new quality standards for early childhood education.
MDE Announces 2018 Mississippi Administrator, Teacher of the Year
Mississippi Among Top States in 8th Grade Reading Improvement on NAEP
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 10, 2018
4th, 8th Grade Students Growing Faster Than Nation in Reading, Math Over 10 Years
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi showed a significant increase in 8th grade Reading on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) compared to 2015 scores, tying with Washington state for the greatest gain of 4.4 points in average score on the Nation’s Report Card.
Statement from Dr. Kim Benton, chief academic officer at the Mississippi Department of Education, on the Education Scholarship Account Application Process
June 11, 2015
JACKSON, Miss. – “I would like to provide clarity around the Education Scholarship Account application process. The purpose of the July 1-10 window is to expedite the enrollment process so that eligible children can receive the benefit of the scholarship as early as possible. The MDE wanted parents to know, prior to the start of school, the status of their applications. Based on our staff and resources, we had to prepare for the possibility of more than 400 application submissions.