MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: February 23, 2021 WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education WHAT: The Mississippi State Board of Education will have its monthly meeting on Thursday. The Board postponed its February 18 meeting because of severe weather and power outages. WHEN: Thursday at 10 a.m. WHERE: Due to ongoing water issues at the Central High...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY   For Immediate Release: February 17, 2021  WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE)  WHAT: The SBE is postponing its February 18 meeting until next week. Severe weather and power outages are preventing attendees from participating in the meeting. WHEN: SBE’s February meeting will be rescheduled during the week of February 22. The new date will be...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 1, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program selected 86 Mississippi students as candidates for the national award.    Students who have been selected as candidates have an opportunity to become a U.S. Presidential Scholar.  The scholars represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 28, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Six schools in Mississippi have earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A (CSA) and/or AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 21, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, highlighted the resilience of students and educators today in her annual report on the progress of the Mississippi State Board of Education Strategic Plan.  Dr. Wright’s report included details about the Mississippi Department of Education’s (MDE) work...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 21, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to suspend three statewide policies regarding assessment and accountability to manage the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the 2020-21 school year.  All required state and federal assessments will be administered this school year as usual....Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: January 12, 2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The newly released Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2019-20 Superintendent’s Annual Report tells the story how students, educators and schools persisted in their pursuit of higher academic achievement while dealing with the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. View the report online at mdek12.org/superintendent2020. Report highlights:  Facts and...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 7, 2021 (JACKSON, MS) – The Mississippi Department of Education announced today the 29 members of the State Superintendent of Education’s inaugural Principal Advisory Council. Council members will serve through the 2021-22 school year. The Council (PAC) provides direct input to Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, about...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 6, 2021 (JACKSON, MS) – Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, recommended waiving the passing requirements for statewide 3rd grade reading and high school end-of-course assessments for the 2020-21 school year. The recommendation was included in a presentation today to the Mississippi Senate Education Committee. “I think this...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December 28, 2020 The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is requesting a waiver from the U. S. Department of Education according to section 8401(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) for the following requirements of Title IV, Part A of ESEA due to the extraordinary circumstances created...Read More