NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 5, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program selected 113 Mississippi students as candidates for the national award.    Students that have been selected as candidates have an opportunity to become one of the 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars.  The scholars represent excellence in education and the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 3, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – For the second time in two years, Mississippi earned recognition as one of five most improved states in the latest Quality Counts report that examines achievement in school systems from prekindergarten through grade 12 and socioeconomic factors leading to success in adulthood. Mississippi gained...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 16, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted unanimously today to keep the U.S. History end-of-course assessment. The SBE’s final decision on the end-of-course assessment comes after a public comment period and review of an Accountability Task Force (ATF) recommendation. In November, the SBE...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: January 16, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the high school graduation rates for the 2018-19 school year, which show the state’s graduation rate has hit an all-time high of 85%, higher than the most recent national graduation rate. The 2019 national graduation rate...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 9, 2020   JACKSON, Miss. – The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Bobby Frank Current of Olive Branch and John Alexander Stradinger of Ridgeland will join Senator Roger F. Wicker and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith in representing Mississippi in the nation’s capital during the 58th...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  January 9, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The newly released Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2018-19 Superintendent’s Annual Report shows how student achievement in Mississippi has reached an all-time high. View the report online at bit.ly/SuptReport2019. The report provides details about how Mississippi’s commitment to higher academic standards has made the...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: January 6, 2020 WHO: Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education and district leaders, school board members, teachers, students and community members in A-rated school districts WHAT: Each school district will host a “Celebration of Excellence” event to recognize the achievement of students and teachers WHEN: Week of January 6-10...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 3, 2020 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) invites aspiring teachers to apply to be a member of the next cohort of the Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program, which is a two-year commitment that combines coursework and on-the-job training to prepare prospective educators for the teaching...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December 20, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2019 statewide administration of the ACT to all public high school juniors. The average score for juniors decreased from 17.8 in 2018 to 17.6 in 2019. The percentage of juniors meeting...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December 18, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Child Nutrition (OCN) is seeking sponsors to operate the 2020 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in counties across Mississippi. The program provides nutritious meals to children during school vacation periods.  In most areas of the state,...Read More