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Mississippi Education Declines: New Accountability Measures Ahead

9/27/2025

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Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) reports 2024-25 decline: 80.1% of schools and 87.2% of districts earned C or higher.
Morgantown Elementary dropped from B to D.
The MDE will update accountability to include expanded college and career readiness measures.
It will remove the high school U.S. History assessment in 2025-26 and support literacy and math initiatives.

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Story summary

Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) reports 2024-25 decline: 80.1% of schools and 87.2% of districts earned C or higher.
Morgantown Elementary dropped from B to D.
The MDE will update accountability to include expanded college and career readiness measures.
It will remove the high school U.S. History assessment in 2025-26 and support literacy and math initiatives.