NEWS RELEASE  For immediate release: Sept. 28, 2023 MDE releases school and district accountability grades for 2022-23 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released accountability grades for the 2022-23 school year, which show 87% of schools and 91% of districts earned a grade of C or higher. The grades are an improvement...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release:  Sept. 25, 2023 Advanced Placement (AP) participation and achievement increase among Mississippi students for 2022-23 JACKSON, Miss. – During the 2022-23 school year, the number of Mississippi students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams reached a record high of 12,044 public school students taking 16,983 AP exams, with a record high...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Aug. 17, 2023 Statewide assessment results show student achievement reaches all-time high JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which show student achievement reaching an all-time high in mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), science and U.S....Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  June 22, 2023 Mississippi Receives 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation JACKSON, Miss. – The Education Commission of the States has announced Mississippi as the 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation recipient in recognition of the state’s laudable improvements in academic achievement among K-12 students. In 2013, Mississippi...Read More

Dr. Ray Morgigno NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 15, 2023 State Board of Education Names Dr. Ray Morgigno Interim State Superintendent of Education JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has named Dr. Ray Morgigno the next interim state superintendent of education. Dr. Morgigno will assume the position on July 1,...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  June 15, 2023 Lafayette High School’s Kate Riddle selected as 2023-24 State Board of Education junior student representative JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected Kate Riddle of Lafayette High School in the Lafayette County School District in Oxford to serve as the high school...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: June 14, 2023 National report recognizes Mississippi as one of top two states for teacher preparation in the science of reading  JACKSON, Miss. – The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recognized Mississippi and Colorado as the top two states for ensuring scientifically based reading instruction in their teacher preparation...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 18, 2023 State Board of Education Announces Plan to Consider an Interim State Superintendent of Education Effective July 1 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today announced it will hold a special-called meeting on June 15 to consider the appointment of an interim state superintendent...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  May 18, 2023   76.3% of third graders pass state reading assessment on first attempt JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is announcing that 76.3% of 31,623 third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this spring for the 2022-23 school year. The...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 18, 2023 2022 State of Preschool Report recognizes Mississippi as one of top five states for high-quality pre-K 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...Read More