NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 25, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Two Mississippi high school students have earned the coveted title of “National Cyber Scholar” after winning a rigorous 48-hour competition designed to evaluate aptitude in combating cyber threats. The winning students are Bridget Foster from Gautier High School in the Pascagoula-Gautier School District and...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 24, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Six Mississippi teachers have been named 2021 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 and science (including computer science). Mississippi’s 2021 PAEMST state-level finalists: Dr....Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release:  May 13, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Two Mississippi students are among the 56th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, which recognizes 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. The Mississippi scholars are Matthew Landon Yin of Madison, a senior at Madison...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 5, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the 2021 Mississippi Parent of the Year is Aleesha Hudson, a mother of two children in the Hinds County School District (HCSD). The school district nominated Hudson as an awesome mother, exceptional leader, and one who...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release:  May 3, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education announced today that outgoing Mississippi State Board of Education student representative Omar Jamil of Hernando is one of seven Mississippi students selected as semifinalists for the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The program honors the nation’s most distinguished graduating...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 29, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Office of Teaching and Leading announced today in a virtual ceremony that Mandy Lacy, principal of DeLisle Elementary in the Pass Christian School District, has been selected as the 2021 Mississippi Administrator of the Year (MAOY),...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 22, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – State Superintendent of Education Carey Wright will announce the Mississippi Teacher of the Year and Administrator of the Year in a live-streamed ceremony on Thursday, April 29 at 4 p.m. The ceremony will feature the four finalists in each category. The Mississippi Administrator of...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release:  April 19, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only six 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

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 15, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education will appoint a financial adviser for the Holmes County Consolidated School District because of a finding by the Office of the State Auditor.  The Office of the State Auditor issued a letter to the Mississippi State Board of Education on March...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 15, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today approved plans for Laurel High School in the Laurel School District to become a School of Innovation and approved the continued innovation status for Corinth School District, Gulfport School District and River City Early College High...Read More