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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...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 MPE Members Recognized as STAR Teachers » The Mississippi Economic Council celebrated Mississippi’s 2018 STAR Students and Teachers this past April. Each STAR Stude...
Friday, June 1, 2018 NEW MPE Benefit: NBCT Scholarship » The application for our NEW scholarship for MPE members pursuing National Board Certification is now available. Open the a...
Thursday, May 3, 2018 Mississippi Association of Partners in Education Seeking Director » The Mississippi Association of Partners in Education (MAPE) is seeking a director for the organization. The director is hi...
Thursday, April 26, 2018 MDE Seeking Exemplar Math Manipulatives » The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is continuing its efforts to offer high-quality instructional materials (HQI...
Thursday, April 19, 2018 BrightView Credit Union Offering Swap-n-Drop » BrightView Credit Union, one of our MPE benefits partners, is offering a swap-n-drop. You may swap your existing car loan...
Thursday, March 22, 2018 Legislative Bill Tracking (3/22/18) » The 2018 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature is in its final days, as legislators are scheduled to conclude the...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 MDE Provides Guidance on Student Walkouts » Given plans some students across the country have made to organize walkouts on March 14, March 24 and April 20 in protest...
Thursday, March 8, 2018 Legislative Bill Tracking (3/8/18) » Wednesday was the deadline for each chamber to pass general bills which originated in the other chamber. The Senate passed...
Thursday, March 8, 2018 MSU’s SSRC Conducting Survey on Student Discipline » The Social Science Research Center (SSRC) at Mississippi State University is conducting a web-based survey of principals a...
Thursday, March 8, 2018 MDE to Host 2018 Elevate Conference for Teachers » MDE will host its 2018 Elevate Conference at the Vicksburg Convention Center July 23-24, 2018. This conference is a FREE e...
Thursday, March 8, 2018 MDE Seeking Applicants for Educator Effectiveness Advisory Council » The MDE seeks to build the capacity of all educators in using the Professional Growth System (PGS) to inform and drive pro...
Friday, March 2, 2018 Legislative Bill Tracking (3/2/18) » Tuesday, February 27, was the deadline for committees to report general bills which originated in the other chamber. While...
Thursday, March 1, 2018 Legislative Update: HB 957 Dies in the Senate » HB 957, the bill to eliminate the MAEP and create a new education funding formula, died in the Senate earlier this afterno...
Sunday, February 25, 2018 2/24/18 Legislative Update: HB 957 (Education Funding Formula) » HB 957, the House’s proposed new education funding formula bill, will be considered by the Senate Education Committee at i...
Saturday, February 24, 2018 Bobby Harrison: Legislators Chose Not to Fully Fund MAEP » Bobby Harrison, capitol correspondent for Tupelo’s Daily Journal, wrote the attached article earlier this week regarding t...
Saturday, February 24, 2018 2/24/18 Legislative Bill Tracking: Senate Reviews HB 957 » HB 957, the House’s proposed new education funding formula bill, was assigned to the Senate Education Committee on Februar...
Thursday, February 15, 2018 2/15/18 Legislative Bill Tracking: Appropriation Process Begins » Both the House and the Senate have spent most of this week considering appropriations for various state agencies. Appropri...
Thursday, February 8, 2018 2/8/18 Legislative Bill Tracking: Senate Voucher Bill Dies » Today was the deadline for each chamber (i.e., House or Senate) to pass general bills originating in their own chamber. Th...
Thursday, February 8, 2018 MPE Members Earn National Board Certification » MPE is proud to announce that 38 MPE members were among 129 Mississippi educators who achieved National Board Certificatio...
Monday, February 5, 2018 Mississippi’s New NBCTs Work in 49 Local Districts » Mississippi gained 129 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) in December 2017. These teachers work in 49 of our st...
Thursday, February 1, 2018 2/1/18 Legislative Bill Tracking » Tuesday, January 30, was the deadline for committees to pass general bills originating in their own chamber (i.e., House o...
Thursday, February 1, 2018 MS NBCT Network Application » MPE is proud to sponsor the Mississippi National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) Network. In addition to connecting Mississ...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Blue Fridays: Wear Blue for Public School Education and Educators (#BlueforMSteachers) » Chris Chism, a veteran MPE member and educator who serves as principal of Pearl High School, recently shared two posts on...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 1/31/18 Legislative Update: Senate Education Committee Passes Vouchers for All » Yesterday was the deadline for committees to pass general bills originating in their own chamber (i.e., Senate or House)....
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Veteran Educator Frustrated with Push for School Choice » Chris Chism, a veteran MPE member and educator who serves as principal of Pearl High School, recently shared two posts on...
Monday, January 29, 2018 Mississippi Gains 129 New NBCTs » Mississippi gained 129 new National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) in December 2017. These teachers work in 49 of our st...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 House Passes HB 957 » The Mississippi House of Representatives voted 66-54 earlier this evening to pass HB 957, the proposed new education fundi...
Friday, December 15, 2017 MS NBCT Network News 12/15/17 » Open the attached document for the results of our recent survey of Mississippi NBCTs regarding the formation of the new Mi...
Thursday, December 14, 2017 PERS: Attorney General’s 2011 Opinion » The Mississippi Attorney General issued an opinion in 2011 that concluded that “employees acquire contractual rights at th...
Thursday, December 14, 2017 MDE Seeking Office of Early Childhood Education Staff » MDE is seeking a Staff Officer III for the Office of Early Childhood. This position will provide services on behalf of the...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Rameys to be Featured in Early Childhood Speaker Series » The University of Mississippi’s Graduate Center for the Study of Early Learning is hosting a series of presentations and d...
Thursday, November 16, 2017 Governor Issues FY 2019 Budget Recommendation » Governor Bryant issued his Executive Budget Recommendation (EBR) for Fiscal Year 2019 (July 2018 – June 2019) this past We...
Monday, October 23, 2017 MPE to Co-Host Insight to Action Leadership Conference » MPE is partnering with Impact Education Group to co-host Insight to Action on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Eagle Ridge...
Thursday, October 19, 2017 National Youth Science Camp Seeking Applicants » The National Youth Science Camp is an honors program for two high-achieving high school graduates from each state and othe...
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