Communications and Government Relations

Dr. Lance Evans

NEWS RELEASE 

For Immediate Release: December 20, 2023

State Board of Education Names Dr. Lance Evans State Superintendent of Education

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:  Dec. 8, 2023

Mississippi receives A grade for financial literacy in high schools

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi is one of seven states to receive an A grade in the 2023 National Report Card on State Efforts to Improve Financial Literacy in High Schools released this month.

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:  Dec. 7, 2023

State Board of Education seeks high school sophomores to apply for 2024-25 junior representative Board position

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications from high school sophomores to serve as the new high school junior student representative on the SBE Board for the 2024-25 school year. Application deadline is Jan. 26, 2024.

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:  Nov. 29, 2023

New, returning sponsors sought for 2024 Summer Food Service Program

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Child Nutrition is seeking sponsors to operate the 2024 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in counties across the state of Mississippi.

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:  November 14, 2023

MDE seeks stakeholder feedback by Dec. 1 on Perkins V State plan to enhance CTE programs

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:  Nov. 9, 2023

Mississippi high school juniors’ spring 2023 ACT results released

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.

NEWS RELEASE 

For Immediate Release: Oct. 20, 2023

State Board of Education Releases State Superintendent Search Survey Results

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 life.

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2023

Nearly 85% of Mississippi 3rd graders pass reading assessment for 2022-23 school year

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:  Oct. 2, 2023

MDE announces members of State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council for 2023-24

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.

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.