NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 4, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The statewide pass rate for the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment increased to 82.8% (28,968 students) after students had a chance to retest before the end of the school year. The initial pass rate was 74.5% (26,057 students). The retest results show the large majority...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 24, 2019 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is partnering with Mississippi Professional Educators (MPE) to award scholarships to up to 125 diverse candidates who wish to pursue their National Board Certification. Awardees will each receive a $475 scholarship. Diversity may be based on an educator’s...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 22, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – Statewide, three out of four students met the higher bar for the 3rd Grade Reading Assessment on their first try, continuing the trend of improved reading skills among 3rd graders since Mississippi implemented the Literacy-Based Promotion Act. The Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA) requires 3rd graders...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 15, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – Leslie Fye, a mother of two children in the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, was named the 2019 Mississippi Parent of the Year. Nominated by the school district as a fierce champion for every student, teacher, and family in the Starkville Oktibbeha School District,...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 13, 2019 JACKSON, Miss – Fifteen Mississippi school districts will share more than $896,000 in grants to establish or enhance programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in kindergarten through 8th grade. The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) awarded funding for the K-8 STEM Initiative Enhancement Project Grant...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 9, 2019 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is launching a professional learning pilot program to help middle school teachers and leaders support their students’ social, emotional and academic development to improve student outcomes. The pilot program, called Middle School: A LAB for Success, will build...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 7, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today announced the 55th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts and career and technical education fields. The two Mississippi public school students recognized were: Ruben Manasseh Banks,...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: May 7, 2019 WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) WHAT: The SBE will hold its May meeting at the Clinton Public School District Central Office WHEN: 10:45 a.m., May 9 WHERE: Clinton Pubic School District Central Office, 201 Easthaven Drive Clinton, Mississippi 39060 Note: Meetings of the Mississippi State Board of Education...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 6, 2019 Achievement School District Superintendent Jermall Wright, Ed.D., will meet with members of the Humphreys County community on May 8 and the Yazoo City community on May 15. Wright will take questions and provide information about the Humphreys County and Yazoo City school districts’ transition to the Achievement...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  May 1, 2019 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is working with every school district in the state to verify the total number of MAEP-funded teachers and teacher assistants to update the cost of the teacher pay raise. Once finalized, the MDE will provide this information to...Read More