NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 31, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) invites nominations and applications for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The award is the highest honor the United States gives to teachers of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science. Two Mississippi...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 19, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to allow school districts to use hybrid scheduling if needed to minimize the spread of COVID-19. The SBE’s decision was made in consultation with the Mississippi State Department of Health. The hybrid scheduling option is...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: August 18, 2021 WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) WHAT: The SBE will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting via livestream only to limit contact due to COVID-19. WHEN: 10 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2021 WHERE: View the SBE meeting livestream at msachieves.mdek12.org AGENDA: www.mdek12.org/MBE/Agenda2021  Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: August 18, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the addition of 49 experienced and highly regarded professionals from across the state to serve on the Mississippi Teacher Advisory Council (MTAC). The MTAC, formed in 2016, now includes 300 educators representing schools in urban and...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: August 10, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has designated seven elementary schools as the state’s first Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools (SoR). This recognition is for schools that have trained teachers in the science of reading, exemplified a change of instructional practices, and embodied a school...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: August 9, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will deploy digital learning coaches to 62 schools across the state to help build the capacity of teachers and administrators to use educational technology to improve student outcomes. The coaches are part of the Mississippi Connects initiative, which...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: August 3, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) determined today that an extreme emergency situation exists in the Holmes County Consolidated School District. Acting on a recommendation from the Mississippi Commission on School Accreditation, the SBE voted to ask Gov. Tate Reeves to declare a...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: August 2, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Commission on School Accreditation determined today an extreme emergency exists in the Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD) that jeopardizes the safety, security, and educational interests of the children enrolled in the schools in the district. As a result, the Mississippi State Board...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: July 26, 2021 WHO: Commission on School Accreditation (CSA) WHAT: CSA will meet to determine if an extreme emergency situation exists that jeopardizes the safety, security and educational interests of the children enrolled in the Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD) WHEN: 10 a.m., August 2, 2021 WHERE: Central High...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: July 26, 2021 JACKSON, Miss – Due to repeated water leaks and flooding in the Central High School Building (CHS), the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will relocate employees who work in CHS in mid-August.  The move is necessary because the Department of Finance and Administration needs to make extensive repairs to the building.  The MDE is securing office space at...Read More