NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  June 11, 2024 Thirteen educators have completed cohort one of the Mississippi Department of Education Division of Literacy’s Literacy Coach Academy of Mississippi. Nine educators attended a program June 11 to receive their certificates of completion. Pictured are (from left) Dr. Raymond Morgigno, interim state superintendent of education; Dr. Michelle...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  June 10, 2024 Mississippi receives highest education ranking ever of 30th in U.S. from latest Kids Count national report JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi improved its education ranking to 30th in the nation – the state’s highest ranking ever – according to the 2024 Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Data...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release:  May 16, 2024   75.7% of third graders pass state reading assessment on first attempt in 2024 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education is announcing that 75.7% of 31,787 third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this spring for the 2023-24 school year....Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  May 9, 2024 Two Mississippi students named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars JACKSON, Miss. – Two Mississippi students — Noah Curtis Lee and Iris Jiani Xue — have been named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Noah and Iris are both from Southaven and attend the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science in...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 26, 2024 MDE announces 2024 Mississippi Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education today announced the 2024 Mississippi Administrator of the Year (MAOY) is Anita Wansley, principal at Northeast Elementary School in the Lauderdale County School District (LCSD), and the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 19, 2024   31 Mississippi schools earn the Military Star School Designation for 2024-26 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has named 31 schools as 2024-26 Military Star Schools. This designation recognizes schools that have made a significant commitment to supporting military families and children of...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: April 18, 2024 Ginger Tedder State Board of Education names Ginger Tedder as executive director of MSMS JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to hire Ginger Tedder as the executive director of the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS). Tedder has been serving...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 18, 2024 State Board of Education selects semifinalists for 2024-25 State Board Student Rep Program JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists for the SBE junior student representative in the 2024-25 school year. The SBE student representative program includes one high school...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 18, 2024 Mississippi doubles preschool enrollment, spending with plans for further expansion, according to 2023 NIEER report JACKSON, Miss. – A new report released today from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) finds Mississippi is one of only five states in the country to meet 10 of...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 17, 2024 Six K-6th grade teachers named state-level finalists for 2023-24 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching JACKSON, Miss. – Six K-6th grade Mississippi teachers have been named 2023-24 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST program...Read More