NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 21, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – After a 50-year career in public education, State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright, Ed.D., will retire on June 30, 2022. The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) appointed Dr. Wright to be the state’s top pre-K-12 education official in 2013. Her tenure in Mississippi...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 21, 2022 Dr. Donald Cook JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to hire Donald Cook, Ed.D., as the executive director of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). As MSMS executive director, Cook’s responsibilities will include overseeing all operations, functions and activities...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 21, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to temporarily adjust the statewide accountability system so A-F grades for districts and schools and federally required school improvement designations can be determined for the 2021-22 school year.   On March 17, 2022, the SBE invited...Read More