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

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