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 […]
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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 […]
New Mississippi K-12 Education Magazine Debuts
Online and print versions of a new publication covering Mississippi’s public schools now are available statewide. School Focus recently was created to highlight accomplishments of […]
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 […]
Mississippi History Now – Marcus Shook: A Mississippi Hero
Mississippi History Now has just published its newest article, “Marcus Shook: A Mississippi Hero,” which was written by Dr. Richard C. Lukas, a professor of […]