High School Testing Requirements For Graduation Could Change in Mississippi
The graduation requirements for Mississippi high-school students could change beginning with the 2026-2027 school year under a proposal.
The graduation requirements for Mississippi high-school students could change beginning with the 2026-2027 school year under a proposal.
Mississippi could continue a program to help retain and attract educators to the state amid an ongoing critical teacher shortage.
The state’s teacher shortage continues rising even as the Mississippi Department of Education intensifies efforts to increase the educator workforce.
While Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann urged senators to prioritize funding public education, House Speaker Jason White urged expanding “school choice.”
The Milken Family Foundation surprised three Mississippi Educators named as 2023-2024 Milken Educators in school assemblies in January 2024.
The Mississippi State Board of Education named Dr. Lance Evans as the next state superintendent of education.
Mississippi has one of the lowest ACT composite averages in the country. School districts’ test-prep resources, if available, vary through the state.
Belhaven University’s School of Education earned accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.
The Mississippi Coalition to End Corporal Punishment attended the MDE Board of Education meeting and rallied at the Capitol to end harsh discipline.
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