Featured National research report: Mississippi pre-K programs among top in U.S.
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) recognized Mississippi in its latest report on pre-K quality as one of only five states whose publicly...
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Featured Mississippi students show national improvement of 8th grade reading scores
by Alex Paton
Mississippi showed a significant increase in 8th grade Reading on the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) compared to 2015 scores, tying with Washington...
Featured MDE announces administrator and teacher of the year finalists
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education has announced the finalists for the 2018 Administrator of the Year and the 2018 Teacher of the Year awards. The...
Featured Hinds County school district to become District of Innovation
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi State Board of Education has plans for the Hinds County School District to become Mississippi’s newest District of Innovation. This now brings the...
Featured MDE announces 21 schools to participate in computer science pilot program
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education says that 21 school districts in the state have been approved to participate in the third year of the computer...
Featured 78 Mississippi students selected as candidates for U.S. Presidential scholars program
by Alex Paton
Mississippi currently has 78 students that have been selected as candidates for the 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program and with only 161 students chosen across the...
Featured C Spire partners with Microsoft philanthropy to educate STEM teachers
by Alex Paton
C Spire and Microsoft Philanthropies’ TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools) program are teaming up on efforts aimed at improving and accelerating teacher skills,...
Featured MDE: more students taking AP exams, getting better scores
by Alex Paton
More than 20 percent of Mississippi public high school students in the graduating class of 2017 took an Advanced Placement (AP) Exam while in high...
Featured JPS update: corrective action plan to be presented in March
by Alex Paton
It has been six months since the Jackson Public School District was declared by the State Board of Education to be in a state of...
Featured MDE: Mississippi’s graduation rate better than ever before
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education has released the high school graduation rates for the 2016-17 school year, which show that the state’s graduation rate has...