NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 26, 2022   JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is announcing that 73.9% of 31,068 Mississippi 3rd graders received a passing score last month on the initial administration of the 3rd-grade reading assessment for the 2021-22 school year.   The passing rate presents a preliminary snapshot...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 24, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Arts Schools Network (ASN) Board of Directors has designated Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) as an Exemplary School in recognition of its commitment to excellence. The five-year designation is awarded for 2022-2027. ASN, the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 12, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 58th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The Mississippi scholars include: Ritchie Hao-Zun Yang, Petal High School, Petal...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 29, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is providing $23.1 million of digital subscriptions to school districts at no cost to enhance the digital learning experience. In December 2021, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved MDE’s supplemental digital subscription plan. This plan provides access...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 28, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. –  The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today that the outgoing Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) senior student representative Amy Zhang of Starkville is one of nine Mississippi students selected as semifinalists for the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The program honors the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 26, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only five states whose state-funded pre-K program meets all 10 quality standards for early childhood education. The latest ranking is published in the NIEER...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 22, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – Pearl River Central High School (PRCHS) lead teacher Chayna Adams received the surprise of a lifetime today when she was awarded an unrestricted $25,000 Milken Educator Award at a 10 a.m. assembly in the school gym. The Milken Educator Awards, created by the Milken...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 22, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted April 21 to add seven new early learning collaboratives (ELC) to the current list of 23 to provide high-quality early childhood education pre-K programs to 4-year-old students. The ELC expansion is made possible by $15.4 million...Read More

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