NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 24, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – Parental and community engagement is essential to the success of schools, yet in the past, parents had been left in the dark about how their child’s school is performing. Without transparent information, how can parents celebrate their school’s success or call on school and...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 16, 2018 JACKSON, Miss – Nine elementary schools where the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) deployed literacy coaches to help teachers become more effective teachers of reading have achieved sustained academic improvements and no longer need coaching support. Mississippi’s Literacy-Based Promotion Act of 2013 established the literacy coach program,...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 11, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) approved letter grades for schools and districts based on Mississippi’s A-F accountability system that evaluates how schools and districts performed in the 2017-18 school year. Twenty-nine districts increased their letter grades from the previous school year, and...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  October 11, 2018 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking public comment on a proposal to appoint student representatives to the SBE starting in the 2019-20 school year. Student representatives would be non-voting members but would provide input on policy decisions that affect Mississippi public...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 9, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – Two Mississippi teachers are 2018 state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program. The PAEMST Program is the nation’s highest honor for teachers of mathematics and science (including computer science). The two state finalists are Shelby Miller,...Read More

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release: October 8, 2018 WHO: Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) WHAT: The SBE will hold a work session to discuss the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System the day before its regularly scheduled monthly meeting WHEN: Work session: 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 10               Monthly SBE Meeting: 10 a.m. Thursday, October 11...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 6, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. –The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) issued the following statement concerning the Forest Hill High School’s band performance: “The MDE has received numerous complaints about the band performance by Forest Hill High School. We are closely monitoring the situation. The content of this band performance...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: October 1, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today recognized three Mississippi schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. The three schools earning the national distinction...Read More

NEWS RELEASE   For Immediate Release: September 20, 2018   JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to delay until October consideration of approval of letter grades for the 2017-18 school year for schools and districts based on Mississippi’s A-F accountability system.   Statewide accountability data sent under embargo to...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: September 18, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education today announced the creation of the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card, an interactive online tool designed to help parents and communities more easily evaluate schools across the state. The tool, which includes detailed information about each school and district’s academic...Read More