JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education announces that 25,399 or 77.3%, – the highest-percentage ever – of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this spring for the 2024-25 school year.Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 29, 2025 Mississippi recognized for expanding quality Pre-K in new report from NIEER JACKSON, Miss. – The National Institute for Early Education Research’s (NIEER) 2024 State of Preschool Yearbook report released today finds that Mississippi now ranks 31st in the nation for preschool enrollment of 4-year-olds, up from 35th...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 25, 2025 MDE announces 2025 Mississippi Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the 2025 Mississippi Administrator of the Year is Dr. Marsha Peoples, principal at East Flora Elementary School in the Madison County School District, and...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today that nine Mississippi students have been named 2025 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 21, 2025 State Board of Education selects semifinalists for 2025-26 State Board Student Rep Program JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists for the SBE junior student representative in the 2025-26 school year. The SBE student representative program includes one high school...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and school districts in the state collectively face a potential loss of $137,221, 346 in federal funds as a result of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) recent decision to rescind its previously approved liquidation deadline of March 31, 2026, for COVID relief funds.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the 2025 Mississippi Parent of the Year is Anna Clarissa Jones, a mother of two with one student in the Clarksdale Municipal School District.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – Six 7th-12th grade Mississippi teachers have been named 2024-25 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST program is the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics, science, technology, engineering and computer science education.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has approved plans for three high schools – Meridian High School, Richland High School and Pontotoc High School – to become Schools of innovation for the 2025-26 school year.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted unanimously today to recommend to the Mississippi Legislature that it consider relocating the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) to Mississippi State University (MSU) starting in the 2026-27 school year. No changes to the location or operations of MSMS will occur without legislative...Read More