NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  February 2, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released the most recent school and district chronic absence data, which shows that 28% of Mississippi students were absent 18 days or more during the 2021-22 school year. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% (18 days)...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Jan. 23, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – Results from the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2022-23 Educator Shortage survey show there are 515 fewer vacancies among teachers, administrators and school support staff across the state compared to the 2021-22 school year. MDE’s Office of Teaching and Leading conducted the first such survey...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Jan. 19, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will provide 25 or more new instructional math coaches over the next four years to identified K-12 schools. The coaches will deliver professional development and coaching services to teachers and administrators that will improve student outcomes. Today, the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Jan. 19, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the 2021-22 school year graduation and dropout rates, which reflect the highest statewide graduation rate of 88.9% and a statewide dropout rate of 9%. Rates are based on students who entered ninth grade for the first...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Jan. 11, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) announces that high school students Joshua Emerson Bowman and Nadia Esmee Harden will join Sen. Roger F. Wicker and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in representing Mississippi during the 61st annual USSYP Washington Week to be held March 4...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  January 3, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) 2021-22 Superintendent’s Annual Report has been released detailing how academic progress has been made as MDE designated more than $96 million in federal funds to help students, schools and districts recover from pandemic disruptions to learning. View the...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Dec. 19, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – D’Iberville Elementary School in the Harrison County School District and Pearl Lower Elementary School in the Pearl Public School District have been named the 2023 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Distinguished Schools for Mississippi. A project of the National Association of ESEA...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Dec. 15, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) earned approval on Nov. 30 from the U. S. Department of Education (ED) to use the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (Cambridge Assessment) as the state high school assessments in the Corinth School District and other...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Dec. 15, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted to approve the 2022 Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards (MCCRS) for Social Studies, which outline the skills and knowledge expected of students in each grade and subject. Like the current standards, the 2022 standards...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  Dec. 15, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has approved plans for the Vicksburg Warren School District to become a District of Innovation and for the Jackson Public School District Middle College to become a School of Innovation for the 2023-24 school year. Mississippi will...Read More