The EdUpdate section of Mississippi Achieves includes announcements for educators and district leaders about professional development, events, resources, grants and awards.
To submit information for consideration in EdUpdate, email it to Tabatha Burkett at tburkett@mdek12.org by noon on Monday. Information must be submitted in a Word document. You may include links, flyers or PDF documents with your Word document. Please include a contact name and an email or phone number with each item.
Registration open for 2026 THRIVE Conference
Registration is open for the 2026 THRIVE Conference happening Sept. 16-17, at the Jackson Convention Complex in Jackson, Mississippi. Go ...
School, district IT teams asked to restore access to Get2College.org
Get2College.org is fully operational following a recent malware incident. The site was taken offline, cleaned, and cleared through additional security ...
Districts and Schools of Innovation meetings set for Sept. 14, Sept. 22; Intent-to-apply deadline extended to Aug. 31
Dear Superintendent or Administrator: You and your leadership team are invited to attend one of the upcoming 2026 Districts and ...
MDE introduces monthly Social Studies webinar series; CEUs available
Beginning in August, the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Curriculum and Instruction will launch The Primary Source, a monthly ...
MS Science Teaching Association fall conference set for Oct. 18-20 in Meridian
The Mississippi Science Teaching Association (MTSA) is hosting its annual fall conference on science teaching and learning at the MSU ...
Preventing Targeted School Violence event set for Aug. 26; Register now
The Mississippi Department of Education Office of Safe and Orderly Schools and the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center ...
School Bond Election forms due Sept. 11
Superintendents: The 2025-2026 School Bond Election form is due by Sept. 11. Please complete and sign the form from the ...
MDE offering SB 2294 Professional Learning Series to help schools implement new K-5 math, grades 4-8 literacy initiatives; Register now
Senate Bill 2294 is helping Mississippi schools strengthen reading for students in grades 4-8 and mathematics instruction for students in ...
Register by Sept. 18 for MDAH Fall Teacher Workshop
Registration is open for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Fall Teacher Workshop set for 8 a.m. to 5 ...
Free AI courses with CEUs available to Mississippi K-12 educators for 2026-27
Mississippi K-12 educators can earn continuing education units (CEUs) at no cost through the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network’s (MAIN), Mississippi’s ...