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.
Free litter prevention activities available for classrooms
Help students learn how they can keep Mississippi clean with free, printable activity sheets from the Mississippi Litter Prevention Task ...
Bring environmental education to your school
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's (MDEQ) Environmental Education and Outreach Mobile Classroom is available at no charge and ready ...
15th Annual Mathematics Specialist Conference set for Nov. 11
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education (CMSE) is hosting the 15th Annual Mathematics Specialist Conference from 9 a.m. to ...
McClean Fletcher Center offers free grief‑support services, training for Mississippi educators
JACKSON, Miss. — The McClean Fletcher Center, Mississippi’s only grief center dedicated exclusively to children and teens, offers free grief‑support services ...
Register by Sept. 26 for Mississippi Attendance Leadership Summit
Registration is open for the Mississippi Attendance Leadership Summit: The Power of Daily Attendance set for Sept. 29 through Oct ...
District sex-related education survey due by Oct. 31
Superintendents and Principals: The link for the District Sex-Related Education survey for school year 2026-27 is now available at link ...
University of Mississippi Principal Corps professional development opportunities announced
The University of Mississippi Principal Corps is offering professional development opportunities for principals, assistant principals, instructional coaches, and district leaders ...
2026 International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention Conference set for Oct. 18-21
The 114th International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention (IATDP) Conference set for Oct. 18-21 in Texas aims to invite ...
Financial literacy concerts for high school students set for Nov. 5, Nov. 6
This November, Rockin’ Financial Freedom is coming to two Mississippi university campuses. These high-energy financial literacy concerts combine live music, ...
Virtual training set for Sept. 17 on Enhancing K-12 Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Practices
The Mississippi Department of Education Office of Safe and Orderly Schools encourages district and school administrators and members of school ...