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

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: March 20, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has named 61 schools the state’s first Military Star Schools. This designation recognizes schools that have made a significant commitment to supporting military families and children of service members. Gov. Tate Reeves established the Military Star School program...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 16, 2023 2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year Finalists 2023 Mississippi Teacher of the Year Finalists JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the finalists for the 2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year and the 2023 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. The Mississippi Administrator of...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 9, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to add three new early learning collaboratives (ELC) to the current list of 35 to provide high-quality early childhood education pre-K programs to 4-year-old students. This ELC expansion is made possible by $2.1 million in...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Feb. 22, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The application deadline for the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program has been extended beyond Feb. 15, which was the priority application deadline. The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted in December 2021 to award more than $9.8 million...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Feb. 7, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. –  A new report from Boston University’s Wheelock Educational Policy Center found that Mississippi students retained in the 3rd grade under the Literacy-Based Promotion Act achieved higher English Language Arts (ELA) scores over time. The report reviewed ELA scores and later academic outcomes from the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Feb. 6, 2023 “The Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi State Board of Education appreciate the work of school counselors throughout the state and the critical role they play in student learning. Along with providing academic advisement, school counselors support students in their social growth and development. Along with...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  February 2, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released the most recent school and district chronic absence data, which shows that 28% of Mississippi students were absent 18 days or more during the 2021-22 school year. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% (18 days)...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Jan. 23, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – Results from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2022-23 Educator Shortage survey show there are 515 fewer vacancies among teachers, administrators and school support staff across the state compared to the 2021-22 school year. MDE’s Office of Teaching and Leading conducted the first such survey...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Jan. 19, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will provide 25 or more new instructional math coaches over the next four years to identified K-12 schools. The coaches will deliver professional development and coaching services to teachers and administrators that will improve student outcomes. Today, the...Read More