Parent Flyer Available for 2017 3rd Grade Reading Assessment
Help parents of 3rd graders learn about key dates and requirements for the 2017 3rd Grade Reading Assessment with this new flyer. The Literacy-Based Promotion […]
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Houston High School Solar Car Race Team’s Sundancer Featured in Big-Screen IMAX Film Dream Big: Engineering Our World
The Houston High School Solar Car Race Team from Houston, Miss., traveled to Washington, D.C., recently for the premier of the IMAX film Dream Big: […]
MDE Announces 2017 Mississippi Administrator, Teacher of the Year
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Mississippi Teacher Center today announced that Dr. Jessica Broome, principal of Pearl Junior High School in the […]
Mississippi Children’s Museum Receives $500,000 Commitment from Foundation
On April 4, the Mississippi Children’s Museum will announce the naming of the Gertrude C. Ford Literacy Garden. The Gertrude C. Ford Foundation, which made a […]
Local educators see science in action on NASA flights
By Emma Crawford Kent Daily Journal TUPELO – Two Tupelo educators returned to Mississippi last weekend after a week spent observing researchers and scientists on […]
MDE Announces State Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year Finalists
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Mississippi Teacher Center announced today the finalists for the 2017 Administrator of the Year and the 2017 […]
Harrison County Teacher Appointed to National STEM Committee
A fourth grade teacher at a small, rural school in Harrison County, MS, will play a big role in promoting STEM education in schools across […]
Educational Resources for WWI Centennial
The Centennial of the United States entry into World War I is April 6. The United States World War I Centennial Commission and the National World […]
U.S. Sen. Wicker Backs Legislation to Promote Computer Science Programs in Schools, Train Future Workforce for 21st Century Economy
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2024, 1 in every 2 STEM jobs will be in computing, and there will be 1.3 […]
Q&A with Mississippi’s Milken Educator of the Year
Allison Ruhl received Mississippi’s 2016-17 Milken Educator Award at Madison Station Elementary School on January 11, 2017. Learn more about what led Ruhl to the teaching […]