Students in Leflore County Juvenile Detention Give Back to Community

Greenwood is a quaint Mississippi Delta town that’s long been known for doing things big. Coined “Cotton Capital of the ...

Mississippi School of the Arts Graduates Receive $8.6M in Scholarship Offers

The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) has worked toward college and career readiness since its inception. In 2014, the ...
High School, Technology

Districts Trade Textbooks for Laptops

This Hechinger Report story features the increasing use of technology in Mississippi classrooms. Access to technology promotes personalized learning and helps ...

Books in the Barbershops Promotes Reading, Mentoring

Books in the Barbershop promotes reading by creating book stations at barbershops and training barbers to engage young readers. The ...
Professional Development, Teacher

Math Teacher Training Targets Student Achievement in At-Risk Schools

The Mississippi Department of Education provides ongoing professional development to teachers to share best practices for improving student achievement. The ...

Vicksburg-Warren School District’s Academy of Innovation Exposes Students to Career Options

This Vicksburg Post story  features how the Vicksburg-Warren School District's Academy of Innovation is helping to expose students to career paths ...
Dr. Wright

Ivey Retires After 32 Years of State Service

In his estimation, Madison resident Todd Ivey, chief operations officer at the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), has spent more ...
Teacher, Career, STEM, High School

Districts of Innovation Expand Learning Opportunities

Read about the progress of two of Mississippi's first districts of innovation in this feature story from Mississippi Today. Legislation passed in ...
Elementary, Teacher

Mississippi Achieves Blog Celebrates Students, Teachers and Schools

By Carey M. Wright, Ed.D., State Superintendent of Education Great things are happening in Mississippi’s public schools, and we want ...

Greenville Librarian Receives Mississippi Library Association Award

Matty Akin Elementary School librarian Barbara Rodgers in the Greenville School District received the Peggy May Award from the Mississippi ...

Mississippi School for the Blind Weekly Fundraiser

Pie Five Pizza in Flowood is donating $2 to the Mississippi School for the Blind for every pizza and drink ...
Middle, STEM

Mississippi Among Top in the Nation for NAEP Science Gains

Mississippi students showed significant increases in 4th and 8th grade science on the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), ...