NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release:  April 28, 2023     MDE announces 2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education today announced the 2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year (MAOY) is Dr. Caterria Payton, principal at Pascagoula High School in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (PGSD),...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release:  April 26, 2023 Six Mississippi high school seniors named semifinalists for 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars program JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today that six Mississippi students have been named 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars semifinalists. The program honors the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors....Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 19, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists to serve as the SBE junior student representative in the 2023-24 school year. The SBE student representative program includes one high school junior and one high school senior who serve as non-voting SBE...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: April 17, 2023 WHO: The Mississippi Department of Education along with Gov. Tate Reeves will recognize the 61 schools recently named the inaugural Military Star Schools in the state. Gov. Reeves established the Military Star School program in February 2022 through Executive Order 1561. WHAT: Military Star Schools Recognition Program...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 13, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is announcing that as of today, all school districts impacted by the March 24 tornadoes and storms have resumed classes except for South Delta School District (SDSD), which is planning to reopen April 14. The districts impacted are...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: April 6, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – Students of Mississippi’s graduating class of 2022 who took Advanced Placement (AP) courses achieved a 39.2% qualifying score rate for AP exams, an increase from the previous year’s achievement rate of 39.1%. AP courses are college-level courses offered by high school teachers teaching college...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 5, 2023     Judith Worley Terry   Karen Lindsey   Kelly Meacham Hicks     Deborah Neel   Leah Ann Peavey   Kandice Taylor JACKSON, Miss. – Six 7-12th grade Mississippi teachers have been named 2022-23 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 30, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has named Mike Kent interim state superintendent of education to serve April 3 through June 30 and announced plans to appoint a long-term interim superintendent to begin July 1. Kent has served as interim deputy superintendent at...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 29, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Senate has chosen not to confirm Dr. Robert Taylor as state superintendent of education and has questioned the process the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) used to select a candidate. Senate confirmation is required to complete the appointment process of the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  March 29, 2023 Kimberly Walker Nailor, 2023 Mississippi Parent of the Year JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the 2023 Mississippi Parent of the Year is Kimberly Walker Nailor, a mother of two students in the Vicksburg-Warren School District. Nailor was nominated by the school...Read More