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 […]
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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 […]
Mississippi Exemplar Units for ELA and Math Released
The Mississippi Department of Education is pleased to release the first of twenty-four exemplar units in English Language Arts and Mathematics. These units are being […]
Mississippi Exemplar Units for ELA and Math Released
The Mississippi Department of Education is pleased to release the first of twenty-four exemplar units in English Language Arts and Mathematics. These units are being […]
Microsoft Imagine Academy Making Certification Success a Reality
Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, the state of Mississippi and Microsoft made industry-recognized certifications accessible to 120 Mississippi schools and CTC’s across the state. […]
Franklin County School District Chess Program to be Featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes
The Franklin County School District has teamed up with the Southwest Mississippi Chess Foundation to promote the teaching and learning of chess for its social, […]
MSA Students Earn Prestigious Creative Writing Awards
Brookhaven, MS – The Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) Literary Arts students recently received awards in the prestigious Regional Scholastic Creative Writing Competition hosted […]