NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  April 5, 2023     Judith Worley Terry   Karen Lindsey   Kelly Meacham Hicks     Deborah Neel   Leah Ann Peavey   Kandice Taylor JACKSON, Miss. – Six 7-12th grade Mississippi teachers have been named 2022-23 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 30, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has named Mike Kent interim state superintendent of education to serve April 3 through June 30 and announced plans to appoint a long-term interim superintendent to begin July 1. Kent has served as interim deputy superintendent at...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 29, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Senate has chosen not to confirm Dr. Robert Taylor as state superintendent of education and has questioned the process the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) used to select a candidate. Senate confirmation is required to complete the appointment process of the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  March 29, 2023 Kimberly Walker Nailor, 2023 Mississippi Parent of the Year JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the 2023 Mississippi Parent of the Year is Kimberly Walker Nailor, a mother of two students in the Vicksburg-Warren School District. Nailor was nominated by the school...Read More

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release: March 20, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has named 61 schools the state’s first Military Star Schools. This designation recognizes schools that have made a significant commitment to supporting military families and children of service members. Gov. Tate Reeves established the Military Star School program...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 16, 2023 2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year Finalists 2023 Mississippi Teacher of the Year Finalists JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the finalists for the 2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year and the 2023 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. The Mississippi Administrator of...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: March 9, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to add three new early learning collaboratives (ELC) to the current list of 35 to provide high-quality early childhood education pre-K programs to 4-year-old students. This ELC expansion is made possible by $2.1 million in...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Feb. 22, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The application deadline for the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program has been extended beyond Feb. 15, which was the priority application deadline. The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted in December 2021 to award more than $9.8 million...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Feb. 7, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. –  A new report from Boston University’s Wheelock Educational Policy Center found that Mississippi students retained in the 3rd grade under the Literacy-Based Promotion Act achieved higher English Language Arts (ELA) scores over time. The report reviewed ELA scores and later academic outcomes from the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Feb. 6, 2023 “The Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi State Board of Education appreciate the work of school counselors throughout the state and the critical role they play in student learning. Along with providing academic advisement, school counselors support students in their social growth and development. Along with...Read More