Month: September 2020

Dear Superintendents: We have heard from numerous schools that the current quarantine guidelines are making in-person instruction very challenging. Thus far, the vast majority of […]

REGISTER NOW! The Mississippi State University Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU) and Extension Center, in conjunction with the Mississippi Department of Education, would like to […]

New Counselor Trainings will be held virtually to include five, 2-hour sessions on October 20, 22, 27, 29, & November 4, 2020. https://msachieves.mdek12.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/New-Counselor-Trainings-Updated-9.28.20.pdf These trainings […]

A federal judge ordered Administration officials to stop plans to conclude the decennial census early, “after internal U.S. Census Bureau communications warned that a truncated […]

You may have seen that Secretary DeVos sent a letter to chiefs on Friday noting that the Administration will not pursue an appeal of recent […]

With the 2020-21 school year underway, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has received numerous questions from educators and stakeholders about plans for statewide assessments […]

During its regularly scheduled meeting today, the State Board of Education (SBE) granted approval to waive the ACT sub-score enrollment requirement for current seniors this […]

Students need your help now more than ever finding Fall extracurricular and after school programs. Spring activities were cancelled almost everywhere and most summer programs […]

We’re excited to announce a partnership with Google for Education to offer an exclusive discount* on G Suite Enterprise for Education to all Mississippi Department […]