MDE Announces Lottery for Special Needs Scholarship Program Applications
July 7, 2017
MDE Announces Lottery for Special Needs Scholarship Program Applications
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced plans today for a lottery on July 14 to award 58 Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) for the 2017-18 school year.
Mississippi State Board of Education Proposes New Diploma Options to Expand College and Career Opportunities for All Students
July 13, 2017
JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to invite public comment on a proposal that would give students the opportunity to earn an endorsement with their high school diploma and would ensure that the majority of students with disabilities earn a traditional diploma.
Dr. Carey Wright to Testify at U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act
July 17, 2017
Dr. Carey Wright to Testify at U.S. House of Representatives Hearing on the Every Student Succeeds Act
WHO: Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education and president-elect of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
Jackson County Resident Named 2017 Mississippi Parent of the Year
July 27, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – Angel Barnes, a mother of four children in the Jackson County School District, was named the 2017 Mississippi Parent of the Year.
Mississippi’s Graduation Rate Continues Climb, More Students Earn Diplomas
January 19, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, Mississippi high school graduation rates inched closer to the national average. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the graduation rates for the last school year, a four-year graduation rate of 82.3 percent.
The U.S. high school graduation rate is 83.2 percent. Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, said parents, teachers and administrators should be proud of the state’s gains. School districts have worked to open multiple ways for students to earn a diploma.
Superintendent’s Annual Report for 2015-16 is Now Available
January 4, 2017
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2015-16 Superintendent’s Annual Report is now available. View the report online at www.mdek12.org/MBE/R2017.
The report contains key data points about academic achievements in the 2015-16 school year and information about the Mississippi State Board of Education’s (SBE) goals for public education in Mississippi. Also included is financial, statistical and other pertinent information at the state and local school district levels.
Mississippi Board of Education Approves Assessment Contract for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
December 19, 2014
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Board of Education today approved a $73,200 contract with the University of Kansas Center for Research to deliver online alternate assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities for the 2014-2015 school year.
The assessments will be given for English Language Arts and Math for grades 3-8 and 12. A Request for Proposals will be issued to procure an alternate assessment for academic years 2015-2016 and beyond.