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

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education announced today the finalists for the 2025 Mississippi Administrator of the Year and the 2025 Mississippi Teacher of the Year.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking stakeholder feedback about proposals from the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) and Mississippi State University (MSU) to house and operate the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS).Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The 2025 Advanced Placement (AP) Cohort Report has been released showing that 7,063 Mississippi public school 2024 graduates took AP exams at some point during high school resulting in 37.3% qualifying scores of three or higher.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced the state’s 2023-24 school-year graduation rate of 89.2% and dropout rate of 8.5%.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – Oak Grove Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Amanda Duplessy thought she was attending a schoolwide assembly this morning in honor of a visit from State Superintendent of Education Dr. Lance Evans. Yet, there was another honor in store when Duplessy received the surprise of a lifetime with the Milken Educator Award for Mississippi...Read More