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 family, school and community initiative […]
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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 department recently provided a specialized […]
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 in law, medicine, government, engineering, […]
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 state money than anybody in […]
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 2015 allows districts to apply […]
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 to make sure everyone hears […]
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 Library Association at the recent MLA Conference […]
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 order for customers with a […]
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), which ranks the state No. […]
Mississippi Student Success
Did you know? Mississippi has great news to share about the direction of public education. We are focusing our efforts to lift student achievement in […]