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.
Jumpstart Test Prep resources school selections announced for 2025-26
Jumpstart Test Prep (Jumpstart), through Mississippi legislative appropriation to the Mississippi Department of Education, announces pilot schools for the 2025-26 ...
Children’s Mental Health Summit set for July 16-18
Canopy Children’s Solutions will host this year’s Children’s Mental Health Summit: Responding to an Anxious Generation Wednesday, July 16 – ...
Register for Professional Learning Community for intervention for Learners with Primary Sensory Impairments
Join a Professional Learning Community (PLC) for intervention for Learners with Primary Sensory Impairments - Visual impairments or hearing impairments or ...
Mississippi Hearing-Vision Project offering free online training
Do you have learners with complex needs? Need SEMIs/OSL or CEU credit? Mississippi Hearing-Vision Project (MHVP) is offering free online ...
Register now for Literacy for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind: Building a Foundation free online module
Register HERE before midnight on Aug. 12, 2025 for the Literacy for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind: Building a Foundation free ...
Review annual school districts’ Alternative Education Reporting links
A Needs Assessment Survey Each year, local education agencies across Mississippi complete a Needs Assessment Survey, and your input matters ...
MDE to host conference on School and District Transformation June 26-27
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of School and District Transformation (OSDT) announces that additional seats are now available ...
Beanstack offers discount to Mississippi schools until June 30
For new ways to inspire independent reading, Beanstack is offering Mississippi schools a discounted rate of $1,500 per campus until June ...
Registration open for SREB Ready and Essentials for College Courses Summer Trainings
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Secondary Education, in partnership with the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), will host teacher ...
Teachers, presenters, exhibitors invited to Elevate Teachers Conference July 9-10
The Mississippi Department of Education invites teachers, presenters, and exhibitors to attend the Elevate Teachers Conference on July 9- 10, at ...