NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 19, 2018 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi State Board of Education voted today to seek public comment on a proposed revision to its timeline for incorporating end-of-course assessment scores into students’ final grades. Among other required courses, high school students are required to take the following courses to qualify...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: April 13, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Office of Teaching and Leading today announced that Dr. Howard Savage Jr., principal of Quitman High School in the Quitman School District, has been selected as the 2018 Mississippi Administrator of the Year (MAOY), and Whitney...Read More

September 13, 2013 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today officially released letter grades for schools and districts, showing more districts earning an “A” and fewer districts earning an “F” for the third consecutive year.  The Mississippi Board of Education is expected to approve the 2013 accountability results at its meeting today....Read More