News Items per page 5102550 Mississippi School of the Arts earns Arts Schools Network Exemplary School Designation May 24, 2022 Two Mississippi Students Named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars May 12, 2022 MDE providing $23.1M of digital subscriptions to school districts at no cost Apr 29, 2022 State Board Student Representative Amy Zhang among Mississippi’s nine U.S. Presidential Scholar Semifinalists Apr 28, 2022 2021 State of preschool report recognizes Mississippi as one of top five states for high-quality pre-K Apr 26, 2022 Pearl River Central High School teacher Chayna Adams receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award Apr 22, 2022 State Board of Education approves seven new early learning collaboratives to serve pre-K 4-year-olds Apr 22, 2022 Dr. Carey Wright announces retirement after historic tenure of record student achievement in Mississippi Apr 21, 2022 State Board of Education approves revised proposal to determine new A-F grades for districts and schools for 2021-22 Apr 21, 2022 State Board of Education names Donald Cook as executive director of MSMS Apr 21, 2022 MDE announces 2022 Mississippi Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year Apr 1, 2022 Mississippi Class of 2021 Improves Advanced Placement Achievement Rate Apr 1, 2022 48 Mississippi high schools receive national 2021 College Success Award Mar 29, 2022 MDE announces 2022 Parent of the Year Mar 23, 2022 MDE extends deadline to Mississippi Teacher Residency program Mar 22, 2022 12 students named semifinalists for 2022-23 State Board of Education junior representative position Mar 21, 2022 Mississippi State Board of Education approves Perkins V revisions to include work-based learning in measuring districts’ CTE program quality Mar 21, 2022 MDE announces new School of Innovation, two new Districts of Innovation for 2022-23 Mar 18, 2022 State Board invites public comment on temporary accountability adjustment to determine new A-F grades for districts, schools and federally required school improvement designations Mar 17, 2022 MDE announces 135 school districts have chosen to receive new health, school safety platform at no cost Mar 11, 2022 MDE announces 2022 Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year finalists Mar 10, 2022 MDE announces 121 school districts to receive online tutoring services at no cost Mar 10, 2022 MDE investing $49 million in federal COVID-relief funds to support student safety and learning Feb 24, 2022 MDE providing 15 math coaches to 30 schools to aid teachers, improve student outcomes Feb 18, 2022 State Board of Education votes to award $17.6M grant to the University of Mississippi Medical Center to provide telehealth services to K-12 students Feb 17, 2022 Mississippi’s high school graduation rate highest ever at 88.4%; Dropout rate falls to 8.5% Feb 17, 2022 MDE expands Licensure Call Center to better assist educators Feb 16, 2022 Applications now open to Mississippi Teacher Residency program for aspiring educators seeking master’s degree in elementary and special education Feb 15, 2022 Two Mississippi teachers receive Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Feb 9, 2022 State Board of Education approves five new early learning collaboratives to serve pre-K 4-year-olds Jan 21, 2022 Mississippi State Board of Education Allows Hybrid Scheduling During COVID-19 Surge Jan 20, 2022 3rd grade reading assessment will be administered from April 4-22 Jan 19, 2022 Two Mississippi students selected for United States Senate Youth Program will participate in online program, receive $10,000 scholarships Jan 11, 2022 State Superintendent’s Annual Report for 2020-21 notes achievements as students, teachers persevered through pandemic Jan 10, 2022 MDE to Hold Public Hearing Jan. 28 on Academic Standards for Social Studies Jan 5, 2022 U.S. Department of Education approves Mississippi’s plan for use of American Rescue Plan funds to support K-12 schools and students, distributes remaining $543 million to state Dec 29, 2021 MDE awarding more than $9.8M in grants to five Mississippi universities to enroll more potential teachers in elementary and secondary education graduate degree programs Dec 17, 2021 State Board of Education seeks high school sophomores to apply for junior representative Board position in 2022-23 Dec 1, 2021 Potential New Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Sponsors Sought for 2022 Nov 17, 2021 Fall 2021 Kindergarten Readiness Results Released Nov 12, 2021 State Board of Education to Hold Regularly Scheduled Meeting Via Livestream Nov 10, 2021 Families of kindergarten – 3rd grade students invited to regional literacy meetings across state Nov 8, 2021 MDE Releases Achievement Gap Report for 2020-21 Oct 21, 2021 MDE Announces New Members of State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council Oct 11, 2021 Statewide Assessment Results Show Impact of Pandemic Disruptions Sep 23, 2021 Four Mississippi Schools Named 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools Sep 21, 2021 Mississippi Ranks 35th in the Nation for K-12 Achievement in Quality Counts National Report Sep 16, 2021 State Board of Education to Hold Special-Called Teleconference Meeting Sep 1, 2021 Nominate a Mississippi Teacher for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching Aug 31, 2021 Mississippi State Board of Education Allows Hybrid Scheduling During COVID-19 Surge Aug 19, 2021 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page ›› Last page Last » Communications and Government Relations 601-359-3515 Staff Services Blogs and Publications Government Relations How To Access Communication Services MDE Brand and Logo Mississippi Schools: Guidance for the 2021-22 School Year Links News Releases 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Resources Legislative Reports Mississippi State Board of Education Policy Manual