NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 12, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education released the results of the fall 2019 assessment of kindergarten readiness. Following annual trends, the percentage of students scoring kindergarten-ready is 36.6% in 2019, compared to 36.1% in 2018, 36.9% in 2017 and 36.4% in 2016. The Kindergarten Readiness...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 7, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) decided today that further study is needed before a decision can be made regarding the potential elimination of the U.S. History end-of-course exam. The SBE directed the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) to work with the Accountability...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: November 6, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi students can now earn recognition for achieving proficiency in one or more world languages and English. The Mississippi State Board of Education approved in October a Mississippi Seal of Biliteracy policy and guidelines for school districts on the process of awarding and recognizing...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: November 1, 2019 WHO: Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education and district leaders, school board members, teachers, students and community members in A-rated school districts WHAT: Each school district will host a “Celebration of Excellence” event to recognize the achievement of students and teachers WHEN: Week of Nov. 4-8...Read More

EDITORIAL For Immediate Release: October 31, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – Students, teachers and administrators across Mississippi are rewriting the old story of low achievement for public education. A new chapter of unprecedented academic progress has begun. If you haven’t heard the exciting news, Mississippi is the only state in the nation to show significant increases...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: October 30, 2019 WHO: Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, Dr. Peggy Carr, associate commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics, and national education leaders WHAT: The National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics will present results from the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)...Read More

NEWS RELEASE Updated November 12, 2019 Video links: Dr. Carey Wright reacts to Mississippi’s performance on NAEP (:60 seconds) Dr. Carey Wright explains Mississippi’s NAEP results (:11 seconds) Dr. Carey Wright talks about performance of student population groups (:19 seconds) Mississippi Ranks No. 1 in Nation for Score Gains on National Assessment of Educational Progress...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: October 25, 2019 WHO: Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education and district leaders, school board members, teachers, students and community members in A-rated school districts WHAT: Each school district will host a “Celebration of Excellence” event to recognize the achievement of students and teachers WHEN: Week of Oct. 28...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 23, 2019 (JACKSON, MS) – The large majority of 3rd graders passed the 3rd grade reading assessment after the final retest, with 85.6% meeting the highest reading standard ever required under the Literacy-Based Promotion Act. District-level pass rates are published in the Literacy-Based Promotion Act Annual Report of Performance...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 17, 2019 (JACKSON, MS) – Four Mississippi teachers earned national recognition as the recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) for 2017 and 2018. The awardees were announced this week. Selected teachers from Mississippi are: Carrie Koenigsberger, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and...Read More