MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: October 19, 2020 WHO: Nine Mississippi School Districts scheduled to receive computer devices WHAT: The Mississippi Legislature allocated $200 million through two laws for Mississippi Connects, so school districts can purchase computer devices and other tools to enable students to continue learning when they are not in a school building....Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 5, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the members of the State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council. The council includes students in grades 11-12 or first year of college to serve as members for a term of two school years. More than 300 students...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 5, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB), in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), has created a new television channel – MPB Classroom TV. This channel will start airing today and every weekday from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. to provide instructional content on television...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: September 25, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the first batch of computer devices ordered through the Mississippi Connects digital learning plan will arrive in school districts next week, ready for students’ immediate use. The first districts scheduled to receive devices are West Point...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: September 24, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Department of Education today recognized four Mississippi schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. The following Mississippi schools were recognized: “This prestigious honor...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 16, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) praised Mississippi for its achievements in education from early childhood through college in its 2020 report on the progress of education in the South. Mississippi: A Turning Point details where Mississippi stands in education, highlighting how the effective...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 10, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – For the third consecutive year, Mississippi earned national recognition for its progress in education, climbing to be among the top five states or jurisdictions with the greatest improvement, according to the latest Quality Counts report published in Education Week. Mississippi ranked second among states...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: September 8, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), in partnership with Mississippi First, has launched a new website for Mississippi teachers to increase teacher access to high-quality instructional materials. The site, Mississippi Instructional Materials Matter, offers a centralized location for Mississippi math and social studies teachers...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 3, 2020 “The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is pleased to see legal action being taken against the individuals who are alleged to have defrauded the MDE and the State of Mississippi. We reported this suspected activity in October 2017 to the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) when...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: September 2, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The year 2020 has without question been the most professionally and personally demanding time for educators, parents, and students in at least the last 50 years. Since mid-March, local and state education policy makers have been working tirelessly to adapt to and overcome previously...Read More