NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  June 20, 2024 Two districts awarded $1.5M in grants for pre-K students with disabilities to be included in classrooms with non-disabled peers JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi State Board of Education awarded two school districts nearly $1.5 million in grants to create Blended Pre-K programs and improve access for...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: June 20, 2024 State Board votes to return Tunica County School District to local governance effective July 1 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to request an end to the state of emergency in the Tunica County School District (TCSD) and return the district...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  June 20, 2024 Gulfport High School’s Crosby Parker selected as 2024-25 State Board of Education junior student representative JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected Crosby Parker of Gulfport High School (GHS) in the Gulfport School District to serve as the high school SBE junior...Read More