State Board of Education seeks high school sophomores to apply for 2023-24 junior representative Board position
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For Immediate Release: Dec. 9, 2022
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 2023-24 school year. Application deadline is Jan. 27, 2023.
New, returning sponsors sought for 2023 Summer Food Service Program
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For Immediate Release: Dec. 1, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Child Nutrition is seeking sponsors to operate the 2023 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in counties throughout the state.
The federally funded program provides nutritious meals to children during school vacation periods though the program operates from June through August in most areas of Mississippi. Meals and snacks are served to children in places such as schools, churches, playgrounds, libraries and parks.
State Board of Education Names Dr. Robert Taylor New State Superintendent of Education
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For Immediate Release: Nov. 21, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – Today the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) named Dr. Robert Taylor, a 30-year veteran educator and deputy state superintendent for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Mississippi’s new state superintendent of education.
SBE awards 11 school districts with $15 million in grants for new State Invested Pre-K programs
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For Immediate Release: November 10, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the State Board of Education awarded $15,450,000 in grants to 11 school districts to implement new State Invested Pre-K (SIP) programs.
State Board Appoints Tunica County School District Advisory Board Members
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For Immediate Release: Nov. 10, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) appointed five Tunica County residents to serve as advisory board members for the Tunica County School District (TCSD) as the district transitions back to local community control.
Mississippi Teacher Retention Survey offers key findings for educator workforce recruitment and support
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For Immediate Release: November 2, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education has released results of its 2021-22 Teacher Retention Survey, which offers key findings for strengthening the educator workforce statewide.
Spring 2022 ACT Scores for Mississippi Juniors Released
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For Immediate Release: Oct. 27, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results for the spring 2022 statewide administration of the ACT to all public high school juniors.
The average score for juniors increased from 17.3 in 2021 to 17.4 in 2022. The percentage of juniors meeting the benchmark scores for all four tested ACT subjects increased from 8.9% in 2021 to 9.3% in 2022.
85% of Mississippi 3rd graders pass reading assessment for 2021-22 school year
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For Immediate Release: October 27, 2022
Mississippi maintains NAEP 4th grade reading gains despite national decline in all subjects
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For Immediate Release: Oct. 24, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi maintained its historic gains in 4th grade reading on the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), while scores nationally dropped in all four NAEP subjects and grades.
The 2022 NAEP results provide the first national measure of student learning since the start of the pandemic. Known as the Nation’s Report Card, NAEP measures student performance in 4th and 8th grade reading and math in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Petal teacher receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award for building legacy of education in his hometown
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For Immediate Release: October 18, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. – Petal Upper Elementary School fifth-grade math teacher Tyler Shows was surprised today with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award presented by the Milken Family Foundation at a 9:30 a.m. schoolwide assembly of cheering students, appreciative colleagues, local dignitaries and media.