NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 9, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today members of the Mississippi Student Testing Task Force that will examine current student testing on the state and local school district levels and to determine best practices for monitoring student progress in meeting grade-level and subject...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 2, 2018 JACKSON, Miss. – Nearly a dozen Mississippi school districts will share $886,000 in grants to enhance or establish programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in Kindergarten through 8th grade. The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) awarded funding for the K-8 STEM Initiative Enhancement Project...Read More

NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: May 1, 2018 JACKSON, Miss – The Mississippi Department of Education announced today that four Mississippi public school students have been selected semifinalists for the 2018 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program honors the nation’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Mississippi’s Presidential Scholar semifinalists for 2018...Read More