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Mississippi Receives 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:  June 22, 2023

Mississippi Receives 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation

JACKSON, Miss. – The Education Commission of the States has announced Mississippi as the 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation recipient in recognition of the state’s laudable improvements in academic achievement among K-12 students.

State Board of Education Announces Plan to Consider an Interim State Superintendent of Education Effective July 1

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For Immediate Release: May 18, 2023

State Board of Education Announces Plan to Consider an Interim State Superintendent of Education Effective July 1

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) today announced it will hold a special-called meeting on June 15 to consider the appointment of an interim state superintendent of education effective July 1.

The SBE also voted to allow the individual who is named interim state superintendent to be eligible to apply for the permanent position.

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