State receives a C on Chance-for-Success index
The annual Education Week Quality Counts report gave Mississippi a C in the Chance-for-Success category and ranked the state 46th in the nation. The average...
Tag : Mississippi Department of Education
Board of education seeks student representatives
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) is seeking applications from high school students who wish to serve as student representatives to the State Board...
MDE announces mid-year ESA lottery
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education has announced a mid-year lottery for Education Scholarship Accounts. The lottery will be held on December 13 and 41 ESA’s...
MDE asking for input on Career and Tech Ed Programs
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education is asking for feedback from the public in an effort to strengthen Career and Technical Education programs in the state....
Grades assigned to Corinth and schools with disabilities
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted to assign unofficial letter grades for the 2017-18 school year to four schools that serve students with disabilities...
Mississippi sees consistent reading gains
by Alex Paton
Mississippi students have made consistent gains in reading over the past dozen years. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation’s...
MDE program recruits qualified teachers
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education is working to increase the number of qualified teachers. The project is funded by a $4.1 million grant from the...
State’s AP scores & participation rising
More Mississippi students are participating in Advanced Placement (AP) classes and test scores are slightly improving. With 9,445 public school students taking AP exams, 4,478...
Tupelo looks to become District of Innovation
by Alex Paton
The Tupelo Public Schools are looking to become a District of innovation. Mississippi currently has six other Districts of Innovation with Tupelo looking to become...
Student representatives may join Board of Ed
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi State Board of Education, SBE, is considering appointing student representatives to the board starting during the 2019-20 school year. The board said the student...