NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 26, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is one of five state education agencies engaged in an initiative by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to help states create and implement principal leadership plans focused on improving outcomes for every student, especially those...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 13, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – Two Mississippi students are among a select group of students nationwide who have been recognized as top youth volunteers for 2019 in the 24nd annual Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. More than 29,000 young people across the country participated in this year’s program. Keegan...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  February 12, 2019 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) invites aspiring teachers to apply for the new Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR), which is a two-year program that combines coursework and on-the-job training to prepare 35 prospective educators for the teaching profession. Applications for the 2019-20 school year...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 11, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today a request for proposals (RFP) from Mississippi school districts to provide grant funds for blended prekindergarten classrooms. The MDE’s offices of Special Education and Early Childhood seek to improve access to high-quality early childhood programs for...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 6, 2019 Contact: Samantha Beaver Coordinator, Youth Programs Gallaudet University (202) 618-6799 VP/Voice samantha.beaver@gallaudet.edu Contact: Amanda Parker Outreach Coordinator Mississippi School for the Deaf (601) 351-9105 VP/Voice aparker@mdek12.org JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi School for the Deaf (MSD) will host the Gallaudet University Southern Regional Academic Bowl for Deaf...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: February 6, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – More than 22 percent of Mississippi public high school students in the graduating class of 2018 took an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, according to the College Board’s AP Cohort Data Report for Class of 2018 issued today. The participation rate is roughly 2 percent...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 5, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – When I worked as Gov. Haley Barbour’s education policy advisor, I often heard him say that children first learn to read so they can read to learn. While this seems like a simple maxim, the ability to read is essential for success in school...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: February 4, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program selected 76 Mississippi students as candidates for the national award.    Students that have been selected as candidates have an opportunity to be become one of the 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars.  The scholars represent excellence in education and the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 22, 2019 JACKSON, Miss – Ruben Banks of Jackson and Kennedy Guest of Brandon were selected from among the state’s top student leaders to be part of the 2019 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Banks, a Jim Hill High School senior, and Guest, a Brandon High School senior,...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 17, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the high school graduation rates for the 2017-18 school year, which show the state’s graduation rate has hit an all-time high of 84 percent, reaching the most recent national graduation rate. The graduation rate for students...Read More