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.
MS Museum of Natural Science offers Field Trip Friday Sept. 18
Join the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science for Field Trip Friday, a part of the Mississippi Science Fest, from 9 ...
2026 Metro-Math Conference is 70% full
Registration for the 2026 Metro-Math Conference closes June 5. The cost is just $35. The conference is 70% full. The ...
Special Education Teacher Mentor Program Coordinator EIR position available; Apply by May 19
The Mississippi Department of Education Office of Special Education is seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of Special Education ...
School districts can host literacy professional development in 2026-27; Apply by June 12
The Mississippi Department of Education Office of Curriculum and Instruction, Division of Literacy, in collaboration with AIM Institute of Research ...
Save the Date: Mississippi Literacy Association Conference set for Dec. 2-4
The Mississippi Literacy Association, in partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education’s Division of Literacy and the North Mississippi Education ...
Mississippi RESA Bulk Purchasing Program starts July 1
The Mississippi RESA Bulk Purchasing Program is launching July 1, giving school districts access to competitively bid technology products, device ...
Last chance to nominate top 2nd and 3rd grade mathematicians
National Math Stars is a free nonprofit that helps schools recognize and support exceptional 2nd and 3rd grade mathematicians through ...
Regional Adolescent Literacy Coordinator EIR positions available; Apply by 2 p.m. May 19
The Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Curriculum and Instruction, Division of Literacy is seeking highly qualified applicants for fourth ...
Administrators, teachers can register for the AI Summer Summit happening June 8-9
Administrators and teachers can register now for the AI (artificial intelligence) Summer Summit set for June 8-9, at the Jackson Convention ...
June 15 is deadline for schools to have Textbook Inventory Management System up to date
District and school textbook coordinators should be aware of an important date as the 2025-26 school year ends. By June ...