MS Dept of Education

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[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

The Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Special Education announces The Time is Right Conference is set for June 16–18, at the Mississippi State University Riley Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Register at https://t.co/1erzWwtkzM. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Today, the State Board of Education (SBE) recognized Limeul Eubanks for being named the 2026 National Art Education Association (NAEA) Southeastern Region Supervision and Administration Art Educator of the Year. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Today, the State Board of Education recognized Melanie Davis-Hardy, a sixth-grade math and science teacher at Yazoo County Middle School in the Yazoo County School District, for being named the 2026 Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

🎓Graduations 🎓are underway across Mississippi, and the Mississippi Department of Education congratulates all 2026 graduates for reaching this major life milestone. We wish you continued success in college, career, and life! Congratulations! 👏👏👏 #MsEdu See less

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

The MS Literacy Association, in partnership with MDE’s Division of Literacy and the North Mississippi Education Consortium, will host the 55th Annual Mississippi Literacy Association Conference, Turn the Page: Transforming Literacy One Page at a Time from Dec. 2-4. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Career superintendents in the inaugural class of the Mississippi Superintendent Institute received their certificates Friday, April 24, in Jackson for completing the eight-month professional learning program. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

MS has been recognized again for expanding quality Pre-K. The National Institute for Early Education Research 2025 State of Preschool Yearbook report released today shows MS is now 29th for preschool enrollment of 4-year-olds, up from 31st. Go to https://t.co/T9S9S1AKMr. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

The 2026 MS Administrator of the Year is Dr. Matthew Fulton, principal at Sumner Hill Junior High School in the Clinton Public School District, and the 2026 MS Teacher of the Year is Lauren Zarandona of MS School for Math & Science. Visit https://t.co/7BMTCQdkrc. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 11 semifinalists for the SBE junior student representative in the 2026-27 school year. Visit https://t.co/DgehZ2qC5Y. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Today, MDE is reminding education stakeholders across Mississippi that new, higher standards for earning school and district letter grades will take effect with the 2025-26 school year. Visit https://t.co/iW6i849gS8 to learn more about this change. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

MDE has announced the 2026 Mississippi Parent of the Year is Kristina Carter, a mother of four with three students in the Natchez-Adams School District. For details go to https://t.co/Q91Xg2uTTB. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

MDE has announced the finalists for the 2026 Mississippi Administrator of the Year and the 2026 Mississippi Teacher of the Year. Read more at https://t.co/cILRxt3PmT. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Today, the State Board of Education honored Mississippi’s 2025 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act Distinguished Schools, which are Puckett Elementary School in the Rankin County School District and Ackerman Elementary School in Choctaw County School District. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

MDE has announced the state’s 2024-25 school-year graduation rate is 90.8%, and the dropout rate is 7%. Compared to 2023-24, the dropout rate decreased by 1.5 percentage points, and the graduation rate increased by 1.6 percentage points. See https://t.co/TlepCAswVL. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Key information and dates for the 2026 third-grade reading assessment are available. Review the Third-Grade Reading Assessment Flyer on MDE’s Literacy webpage at https://t.co/tD2hsdFnyN or go to https://t.co/Ea87b3YSDf. #MsEdu #StrongReadersStrongLeaders

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

MDE's Office of Curriculum and Instruction, Division of Literacy, announces that applications are open for cohort four of the Literacy Coach Academy of Mississippi. 📌The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Friday, March 6. 📌Go to https://t.co/UECwDHW0Ar. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Deadline Extended📌📌The application deadline for the Mississippi State Board of Education Junior Student Representative position has been extended to Feb. 6. The position is for students who will be a high school junior in 2026-27. Go to https://t.co/M6YbMVvrKU. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Congratulations to @CollegeofEd_MSU! #MsEdu

[MSU College of Education @CollegeofEd_MSU]

We celebrated a big milestone today! MSU’s College of Education was recognized by @MissDeptEd as a Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Educator Preparation Program. Proud of our dedicated faculty! 📚🌟
Read more: https://t.co/0hzxKDVdqh

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

Crosby Parker II of Gulfport High School and Nial Chen of Ocean Springs High School have been selected for the United States Senate Youth Program and will join Sen. Roger Wicker and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith representing the state March 7-14. Details https://t.co/afdVh912CB. #MsEdu

[MS Dept of Education @MissDeptEd]

MDE has released its 2024-25 Superintendent’s Annual Report, which covers a year of historic progress of the state’s public education system as well as national recognition of achievements. Get details at https://t.co/Ti2XgwI2eC. #MsEdu