School Accountability
Teacher Pay Raise Passes Senate, State Board Requests Accountability Waivers
The teacher pay raise bill has passed the full Senate on a unanimous vote, with every senator present signing on as a coauthor of the
Accountability Model Change Proposed, Your Input Sought
A change is being proposed to the Statewide Accountability Model, and the public is asked to provide feedback before the final change is adopted. The
Reduction in State Testing Proposed, Reading Help for 3rd Graders Offered
The Mississippi Board of Education has proposed eliminating the state U.S. History exam currently required of Mississippi high school students. Read more here. The public
State Test Scores and Other Testing News
State test scores are in, and the news is good! School districts continued their decades-long trend of academic improvement. Mississippi students showed gains in nearly
Appointed Versus Elected Superintendents
Updated 4/5/2016 Governor Bryant signed Senate Bill 2438 into law, providing for the appointment, rather than election, of all school district superintendents, effective January 1,
2019 Accountability Ratings
MDE has released unofficial* school and district accountability ratings for the 2018-2019 school year. See your school and district ratings. Statewide, student achievement continues to
