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Thursday, May 1, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) PERS Update: McCoy Reelected to PERS Board » Dr. Randy McCoy, retired superintendent of the Tupelo Public School District, has been reelected as one of two retiree rep...
Thursday, May 1, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Awards $20,000 in High School Senior Scholarships » MPE has awarded $500 scholarships to 40 members of the Class of 2025 who have at least one parent who is a member of MPE....
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Members Honored as District Teachers and Administrators of the Year » The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) honored local districts’ Administrators and Teachers of the Year during a...
Friday, April 25, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) State Board of Education Holds April Meeting » The Mississippi State Board of Education held its monthly meeting Thursday, April 17. Among its agenda items, the Board:...
Monday, April 14, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Members Honored as 2025 STAR Teachers » The Mississippi Economic Council and the Propel Education Forum honored Mississippi’s 2025 STAR Students and Teachers wi...
Friday, April 11, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Gregory Elected President of MPE » Special thanks to our members who joined us last Saturday, April 5, for MPE’s 2025 Best Practices Symposium featuring Dway...
Friday, April 11, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Mississippi Schools Stand to Lose $137M in Federal Funding » Mississippi schools stand to lose $137,221,346 in federal funds due to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) clawing bac...
Thursday, April 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Cornelius and Moore Honored as PAEMST Finalists » Six 7 th -12 th grade teachers have been named 2024-25 state-level finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence i...
Thursday, April 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Two Mississippi Museums Offer Free Field Trips » The Two Mississippi Museums encourage teachers in all Mississippi school districts to take advantage of free field trips f...
Friday, March 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/28/25 Federal Update » Following his signing of an executive order last Thursday directing the Secretary of Education to dismantle the Departme...
Friday, March 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MSBA Conducting Superintendent Search for Simpson County » The Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA) is conducting a superintendent search for the Simpson County School Distr...
Thursday, March 27, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MDE Announces Finalists for 2025 Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year » The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently announced the congressional district finalists for Mississippi’s 20...
Thursday, March 27, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Awards Graduate Scholarships » MPE has awarded $1,000 scholarships to the following 19 members to support their graduate studies: Jennife...
Friday, March 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) State Board of Education Holds March Meeting » The Mississippi State Board of Education held its monthly meeting Thursday, March 20. Among its agenda items, the Board:...
Friday, March 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Federal Update: President Signs Executive Order to Dismantle USDE » The President signed an executive order late yesterday afternoon, March 20, directing the Secretary of Education to close...
Friday, March 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Ocean Springs Passes Bond Issue » Congratulations to the Ocean Springs School District on the passage of a $52 million bond issue with 87% approval this pas...
Friday, March 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Attention PERS Retirees: Retiree Representative Ballots Mailed » The Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) mailed ballots March 12 to eligible voters in the election o...
Friday, February 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MSBA Conducting Superintendent Search for South Pike » The Mississippi School Boards Association (MSBA) is conducting a superintendent search for the South Pike School District....
Friday, February 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Forestry Association Hosting Summer Workshops for Educators » The Mississippi Forestry Association will offer teacher conservation workshops this summer in Hattiesburg (June 1-6), Boon...
Friday, February 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) State Board of Education Holds February Meeting » The Mississippi State Board of Education held its monthly meeting yesterday, February 20. Among its agenda items, the Boar...
Friday, February 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MDE Accepting Applications for Literacy Coach Academy » MDE’s Office of Elementary Education and Reading is accepting applications for Cohort 3 of the Literacy Coach Academy of M...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Duplessy Receives Milken Award » Amanda Duplessy was surprised with a Milken Educator Award during a schoolwide assembly January 29, 2025, at Oak Grove...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) NAEP Scores Released, Mississippi’s Gains Continue » 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results released Wednesday, January 29, 2025, reflect the tireless...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Resources for Educators Supporting Immigrant Students » Crystal T. Wade, District 8 Director on the MPE Board of Directors, has compiled a Padlet of resources for educators wh...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MSBA Conducting Superintendent Searches for Greenville and Lamar County » The Mississippi School Boards Association is conducting the following superintendent searches: Greenvill...
Friday, February 11, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Districts Hosting Job Fairs » Cleveland School District will host a job fair on Saturday, February 19, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon at Cleveland...
Friday, March 5, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Ocean Springs Hosting Virtual Job Fair » The Ocean Springs School District will host a virtual job fair on Saturday, March 13, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. &n...
Friday, February 26, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) State Board of Education Meets » The State Board of Education held its monthly board meeting yesterday, February 25, 2021. Among other agenda items...
Thursday, April 9, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Walsh to Lead MPE as 2020-2021 President » The MPE Board of Directors has elected its 2020-2021 officers: President: Devin Walsh, a...
Friday, January 10, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Reeves Appoints Two to Education Boards » Lt. Governor Tate Reeves announced on January 3 his nomination of Nancy Collins of Tupelo to the State Board of Edu...
Thursday, October 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Kicks Off 2019-2020 Regional Training » MPE’s 2019-2020 Regional Training kicked off today with an Effective Supports for EL Students training in Hernando. ...
Thursday, December 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Awards National Board Renewal Scholarships » MPE had the pleasure of awarding $625 scholarships last week to the following ten members who are pursuing renewal of thei...
Friday, November 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Members Renew Their National Board Certification » October 27 was an exciting day for 140 Mississippi educators as they learned they successfully renewed their National Boar...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 Carroll County Seeking a Speech Language Pathologist » The Carroll County School District is seeking a Speech Language Pathologist. Qualified candidates must hold a valid Missis...
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Student Testing Task Force Convenes » The Mississippi Student Testing Task Force held its first meeting earlier today. The MDE created this task force to examin...
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