NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 8, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education approved today the distribution of $16.2 million in federal funds over a three-year period for 21st Century Community Learning Center grants to eligible districts and organizations for the 2018-19 school year. The 21st Century grants fund the establishment...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  November 8, 2018 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today voted to assign unofficial letter grades for the 2017-18 school year to four schools that serve students with disabilities and the Corinth School District. The schools and district had not received grades in previous years. State...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 8, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education released today ACT results for the spring 2018 statewide administration of the ACT to all high school juniors. The average score among juniors decreased from 18 in 2017 to 17.8 in 2018. Eight districts achieved an average composite of...Read More