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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...
Thursday, January 30, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) SBE Seeking Interim Superintendent for Humphreys County » The State Board of Education (SBE), through the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), is seeking an Interim Superinte...
Thursday, January 23, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Mississippi College Offering Summer TESOL Program » Mississippi College’s 2025 TESOL Summer Intensive Program will begin May 27. This four-course program meets the requ...
Friday, January 17, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) State Board of Education Holds January 2025 Meeting » The Mississippi State Board of Education held its monthly meeting Thursday, January 16, 2025. Among its agenda items, the...
Friday, January 17, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Hite and Lewis Receive Presidential Award » The Mississippi Department of Education announced Wednesday, January 15, 2025, that six Mississippi educators are among 33...
Thursday, January 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Mississippi College to Host Principals’ Institute in June » The Principals’ Institute at Mississippi College will be held June 1-6, 2025. The Principals’ Institute is designed to enh...
Thursday, January 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Members Maintain National Board Certification » Mississippi had 256 National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) to renew and maintain their National Board Certification in...
Thursday, January 9, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Members Achieve National Board Certification » Mississippi gained 140 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) on December 7, 2024! MPE is especially proud...
Friday, December 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) State Board of Education Holds December Meeting » The Mississippi State Board of Education held its monthly meeting yesterday, December 19, 2024. Among its agenda items, th...
Friday, December 20, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) PERS Board Approves Concept of New Tier 5 » The PERS Board of Trustees met earlier this week. Among its agenda items, the Board: Approved the concep...
Friday, December 6, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Commission on School Accreditation Meets » The Commission on School Accreditation met via teleconference Thursday, December 5, 2024. Commission members approved annu...
Friday, December 6, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) MSU Offering New Ed.D. in Educational Policy and Organizational Design » Mississippi State University-Meridian is offering a new Doctor of Education in Educational Policy and Organizational Desig...
Friday, December 6, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) MAIN Offering Fee OSLs for K-12 Administrators » The Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), the nation’s first statewide AI initiative, now offers up to four...
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...
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