NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: August 7, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, will deliver the concluding lecture at 9:45 a.m. today for the Chautauqua Institution’s week on “Rebuilding Public Education.” The week-long program is focused on understanding how to build more integrated and equitable public schools and best prepare...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 6, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – School district reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year are now available on the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) school reopening guidance webpage. Most school districts submitted plans to the MDE by a July 31 deadline, prior to Gov. Tate Reeves’ Executive Order on...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: August 6, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is working with school districts statewide to implement two new laws designed to equip students with the technology to learn at school or at home. The Equity in Distance Learning Act (SB 3044) provides $150 million to school...Read More