NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 16, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has appointed Dr. Earl Watkins to lead the Mississippi Achievement School District (ASD), effective July 1. The ASD includes the Humphreys County and Yazoo City school districts, which became part of Mississippi’s first ASD in June 2019....Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 16, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to begin the process to return the Tunica County School District (TCSD) to local control. The first step in the 18-month process is to select applicants to serve on the local school board. The SBE...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  June 7, 2022       Jana Chao   LeShae Collums   Wendy Dean   Jennifer Hite   Dr. Marti Ladner JACKSON, Miss. – Five K-6 Mississippi teachers have been named 2022 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST Program is...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 26, 2022 Dr. Kim Benton JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) appointed Dr. Kim Benton to become interim state superintendent of education on July 1. Dr. Benton will succeed Dr. Carey Wright, who will retire on June 30 after more than eight years as Mississippi’s...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 26, 2022   JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is announcing that 73.9% of 31,068 Mississippi 3rd graders received a passing score last month on the initial administration of the 3rd-grade reading assessment for the 2021-22 school year.   The passing rate presents a preliminary snapshot...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 24, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Arts Schools Network (ASN) Board of Directors has designated Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) as an Exemplary School in recognition of its commitment to excellence. The five-year designation is awarded for 2022-2027. ASN, the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 12, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 58th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The Mississippi scholars include: Ritchie Hao-Zun Yang, Petal High School, Petal...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 29, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is providing $23.1 million of digital subscriptions to school districts at no cost to enhance the digital learning experience. In December 2021, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved MDE’s supplemental digital subscription plan. This plan provides access...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 28, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. –  The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today that the outgoing Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) senior student representative Amy Zhang of Starkville is one of nine Mississippi students selected as semifinalists for the 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The program honors the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 26, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only five states whose state-funded pre-K program meets all 10 quality standards for early childhood education. The latest ranking is published in the NIEER...Read More