Three Mississippi schools receive national recognition
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has recognized three Mississippi schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018. The recognition is based on a school’s...
Tag : Mississippi Department of Education
Board of Education delays school grade release
The release of school and district grades has been pushed back. While they were set to be released this week, the Mississippi State Board of...
MDE expands number of auto tech programs in state
by Alex Paton
This school year, close to a third of Mississippi school districts are offering high school students a nationally accredited automotive technology program that will prepare...
Auditor verifies education funding formula
by Alex Paton
State Auditor Shad White has verified the preliminary cost calculation of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program for Fiscal Year 2020. The education funding formula is...
MDE aims to increase school attendance
The Mississippi Department of Education is kicking off ‘Attendance Awareness Month’ in September with a statewide campaign to promote regular school attendance. The MDE’s ‘Strive...
MDE to hold scholarship lottery
by Alex Paton
The Mississippi Department of Education is holding a lottery on August 30th to award 47 Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) for the 2018-19 school year. The...
Board of Education approves resetting HS baseline grades
by Alex Paton
After additional debate, a plan to reset the grades for Mississippi’s high schools has passed. The Commission on School Accreditation and the State Board of...
Featured Mississippi test scores on the rise
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released statewide results from the 2017-18 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which shows achievement is continuing to rise among...
Featured MDE says test scores rise in Mississippi
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released statewide results from the 2017-18 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which shows achievement is continuing to rise among...
State Board of Education looks to reset HS baseline scores
by Alex Paton
The Commission on School Accreditation (CSA) is asking the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) to reset the baseline scores for establishing accountability grades for...