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MDE launches new teacher recruitment website

The Mississippi Department of Education has updated its recruitment website to simplify the process of becoming a teacher in Mississippi and to better market the teaching profession. read more

Mississippi sex education: exploring abstinence programs 15 years after law change

In 2011, House Bill 999 set abstinence-only as the state standard. How has this affected Mississippi since then? read more

Statewide literacy meetings aim to boost reading skills and family engagement

The Department of Education and the Long Beach School District believe engaging families in the process is crucial to students’ success in literacy. “The more solid of a foundation we can provide to ... read more

Mississippi Department of Education Approves Imagine Learning Resources for Statewide Adoption

The Mississippi Department of Education has added Imagine Learning's Imagine IM and Traverse solutions to its list of state-adopted high-quality instructional materials. The programs provide ... read more

Five key 2025 policy shifts reshape Mississippi’s education, taxation and public health

Mississippi’s policy landscape is rapidly evolving with critical shifts in education, taxation, public health, and electoral systems shaping its future. The dismantling of the Department of Education ... read more

Is US Department of Education gone? Learn what new Trump executive order on DOE does in MS

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education on Thursday, March 20. But only Congress can fully close a federal agency, so what happens next is still ... read more

Mississippi third-graders set record in reading assessment

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced 25,399 (77.3%) of third graders passed the initial administration of the third-grade reading assessment given this ... read more

Mississippi 3rd graders set record in reading assessment, Mississippi officials say

JACKSON, Miss. - A record high 77.3% of Mississippi third graders passed the state reading assessment on their first attempt in 2025, the Mississippi Department of Education reported. Students took ... read more

Federal report: Mississippi fails to ensure special ed students get services

Mississippi isn’t ensuring special education students receive all the services they’re entitled to federally, according to the U.S. Department of Education. A recent report shows Mississippi failing ... read more

Education Department Ends Grant Funding Worth $350 Million for Minority-Serving Colleges

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the money supported programs that the administration believes unfairly support minority students. read more