Statewide News
Northwest Middle School Wins State-wide Education Contest
Imagine Learning, the largest provider of digital curriculum solutions in the U.S, announced today that Northwest Middle School of Rankin County School District earned the title of 2024 Imagine...
Legislature looks at education-related bills, begins to wind down session
By District 56 Representative Clay Mansell On Friday, April 12, we completed the fifteenth week of the 2024 legislative session. Wednesday was the deadline for the House to discuss general Senate...
31 Mississippi schools earn the Military Star School Designation for 2024-26
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has named 31 schools as 2024-26 Military Star Schools. This designation recognizes schools that have made a significant commitment to supporting...
Mississippi doubles preschool enrollment, spending with plans for further expansion, according to 2023 NIEER report
A new report released today from the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) finds Mississippi is one of only five states in the country to meet 10 of 10 research-based quality...
Six K-6th grade teachers named state-level finalists for 2023-24 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Six K-6th grade Mississippi teachers have been named 2023-24 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST program is the...
House takes up tax credit topics, discusses Senate bills
By District 56 Representative Clay Mansell March 25 marked the thirteenth week of the 2024 legislative session. Wednesday, March 27, marked the deadline for original floor action on House...