State Board of Education Names Mike Kent Interim State Superintendent of Education
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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.
Mississippi Senate Declines to Confirm New State Superintendent of Education
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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 state superintendent of education.
MDE announces 2023 Parent of the Year
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For Immediate Release: March 29, 2023
Kimberly Walker Nailor, 2023 Mississippi Parent of the Year
61 Mississippi Schools Earn the Military Star School Designation
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For Immediate Release: March 20, 2023
MDE Announces 2023 State Administrator of the Year, Teacher of the Year Finalists
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For Immediate Release: March 16, 2023
2023 Mississippi Administrator of the Year Finalists
State Board of Education approves three new early learning collaboratives to serve pre-K 4-year-olds
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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.
MDE extends deadline to apply to the Mississippi Teacher Residency program
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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.
National Report Finds Mississippi’s 3rd Grade Promotion Law Leads to Early Literacy Gains
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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.
Statement from State Superintendent of Education Dr. Robert Taylor in Recognition of School Counseling Week Feb. 6-10
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For Immediate Release: Feb. 6, 2023
MDE releases 2021-22 chronic absenteeism report of schools, districts
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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.