Mississippi superintendent says purchasing methods improve
Mississippi’s state superintendent of education says her department is tightening accounting and purchasing procedures, weeks after it was accused of illegally issuing some contracts without taking bids.
10 students who graduated thanks to testing errors will keep diplomas
State education officials said Wednesday that 10 Mississippi high school students were allowed to graduate only because of testing errors in their favor, but the state won’t revoke their diplomas.
Miss. Dept of Education fires testing firm after exams wrongly scored
The Mississippi Department of Education is firing a testing company, saying scoring errors raise questions about the graduation status of nearly 1,000 students statewide.
Miss. approving new Common Core materials
Despite ongoing opposition, state education officials are expected to approve new Common Core standards that they say will prompt students to think more analytically and learn less by memorization.
Education Department awards $120 million to districts
Students will earn an associate’s degree and a high school diploma at the same time. Every student will have a laptop to take home at night. And teachers will be retrained to let students move at their own pace.
All are pilot programs the Education Department is funding with $120 million in grants to five school groups, Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday.
Many groups interested in state preschool money
JACKSON — The competition for $3 million in state money for preschool programs looks fierce. The Department of Education says 72 groups have indicated interest
Miss. schools chief holds Common Core meetings
JACKSON — The state Department of Education is holding a series of public meetings to tell people about new academic standards that Mississippi and most
State board setting new school rating system for 2012-13
Graduation rates will make a difference this year in how Mississippi high schools and school districts are rated.