JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that 75.6% (24,118) of third graders passed ...

It was a big day for elementary schools across the state. The Mississippi Department of Education released third-grade state reading assessment ...

Scores fluctuate over past few school years ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) - Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced that the state’s 2024-25 school year graduation rate is 90.8% and the dropout rate is 7%. Among students with ...

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 ...

If districts continue to lose students, their funding will decline, too.

The Mississippi Department of Education approved STEMscopes Science Mississippi for statewide adoption in science. Developed by Accelerate Learning, the core science curriculum is the only program ...

GULF COAST, Miss. (WLOX) — On Thursday, the Mississippi Department of Education named South Mississippi educators Patrick Bennett and Cody Eadie as finalists for the 2026 Mississippi Administrator of ...

In 2011, Mississippi law required public schools to teach either abstinence-only or abstinence-plus sex education. Despite a significant drop in teen pregnancies since 2011, Mississippi still has the ...

A bipartisan pair of senators, Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Mississippi’s Roger Wicker introduced a bill on Tuesday to overturn ...