JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is seeking stakeholder feedback via a questionnaire by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, regarding development of a one-year Perkins V State plan for the 2024-25 school year to increase access to high-quality career and technical education (CTE) programs in secondary schools and community colleges that meet the needs...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results of all public high school juniors who took the test during the spring 2023 statewide administration. Mississippi is one of 16 states that administers the ACT for free to high school juniors.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today released the results of its survey of members of the public about the qualities and priorities they believe the next state superintendent of education should have to help ensure every student in Mississippi graduates from high school prepared for success in college, career and...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today announced 84.9% of 3rd graders passed the 3rd-grade reading assessment after final retests for the 2022-23 school year.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the members of the State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC) for 2023-24. The council includes students in grades 11-12 and first year of college.Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For immediate release: Sept. 28, 2023 MDE releases school and district accountability grades for 2022-23 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released accountability grades for the 2022-23 school year, which show 87% of schools and 91% of districts earned a grade of C or higher. The grades are an improvement...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release:  Sept. 25, 2023 Advanced Placement (AP) participation and achievement increase among Mississippi students for 2022-23 JACKSON, Miss. – During the 2022-23 school year, the number of Mississippi students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams reached a record high of 12,044 public school students taking 16,983 AP exams, with a record high...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Aug. 17, 2023 Statewide assessment results show student achievement reaches all-time high JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which show student achievement reaching an all-time high in mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), science and U.S....Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  June 22, 2023 Mississippi Receives 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation JACKSON, Miss. – The Education Commission of the States has announced Mississippi as the 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation recipient in recognition of the state’s laudable improvements in academic achievement among K-12 students. In 2013, Mississippi...Read More

Dr. Ray Morgigno NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 15, 2023 State Board of Education Names Dr. Ray Morgigno Interim State Superintendent of Education JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has named Dr. Ray Morgigno the next interim state superintendent of education. Dr. Morgigno will assume the position on July 1,...Read More