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

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: January 16, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The annual Education Week Quality Counts report gave Mississippi a C in the Chance-for-Success category and ranked the state 46th in the nation. The average state earned a C-plus. Today’s report, the first of three Quality Counts installments being rolled out in 2019, features...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  January 10, 2019 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2017-18 Superintendent’s Annual Report is now available. View the report online at https://www.mdek12.org/superintendent2018. The report contains details about academic achievements in the 2017-18 school year, an overview of the State Board of Education (SBE) Strategic Plan and highlights...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: January 9, 2019 WHO: The Mississippi JROTC Drill Championship WHAT: The top 15 JROTC Drill Teams in the state will be competing. The competition will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm.  The closing ceremony/awards presentation will begin at 5 p.m. WHEN: Saturday, January 12 WHERE: Mississippi Coliseum. The event...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: December 20, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to add five new early learning collaboratives (ELC) to the current list of 14 to provide high-quality early childhood education programs to 4-year-old students. The ELC expansion is made possible by a $2.5 million increase...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  December 10, 2018 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications from high school students who wish to serve as student representatives to the State Board starting in the 2019-20 school year. Student representatives will be non-voting members but will provide input on policy decisions...Read More