The EdUpdate section of Mississippi Achieves includes announcements for educators and district leaders about professional development, events, resources, grants and awards.
To submit information for consideration in EdUpdate, email it to Tabatha Burkett at tburkett@mdek12.org by noon on Monday. Information must be submitted in a Word document. You may include links, flyers or PDF documents with your Word document. Please include a contact name and an email or phone number with each item.
2026 MAER Conference set for Sept. 17-19; SERID Conference happening Oct. 25-30
The 2026 Mississippi Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (MAER) Conference, Foundations of Education ...
Registration open for various Center for Mathematics and Science Education training, events
Registration is now open for the Center for Mathematics and Science Education's (CMSE) variety of professional development workshops, institutes, and conferences ...
Additional training on revised Administrator PGS standards available Sept. 29
The revised Administrator Professional Growth System (PGS) standards will be effective with the 2026-27 school year. Therefore, the Mississippi Department ...
Teachers can register by Aug. 19 for Fostering Civil Discourse Through the Lens of Economics and the American Founding workshop
The Mississippi Council on Economic Education will host the Fostering Civil Discourse Through the Lens of Economics and the American ...
Save the Date: MS Attendance Leadership Summit set for Sept. 30 – Oct. 2 in Hattiesburg
Mark your calendars for the Mississippi Attendance Leadership Summit, happening Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, at the Lake Terrace Convention ...
Registration open for 2026 THRIVE Conference
Registration is open for the 2026 THRIVE Conference happening Sept. 16-17, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi. Go ...
School, district IT teams asked to restore access to Get2College.org
Get2College.org is fully operational following a recent malware incident. The site was taken offline, cleaned, and cleared through additional security ...
Districts and Schools of Innovation meetings set for Sept. 14, Sept. 22; Intent-to-apply deadline extended to Aug. 31
Dear Superintendent or Administrator: You and your leadership team are invited to attend one of the upcoming 2026 Districts and ...
MDE introduces monthly Social Studies webinar series; CEUs available
Beginning in August, the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Curriculum and Instruction will launch The Primary Source, a monthly ...
MS Science Teaching Association fall conference set for Oct. 18-20 in Meridian
The Mississippi Science Teaching Association (MTSA) is hosting its annual fall conference on science teaching and learning at the MSU ...