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 […]
CLINTON — Eastside Elementary makes it a priority to teach students about safety and responsibility online. “We cover digital citizenship all year,” said fifth-grade computer […]
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, […]
The Mississippi Teacher Council asked the Mississippi Department of Education questions on a variety of topics recently. The following are answers to some of the […]
The Every Student Succeeds Act – ESSA for short – replaces the No Child Left Behind Act. It is the latest version of the nation’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
