MDE academic revision hearing

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) will hold a public hearing about proposed revisions to the state’s academic standards for social studies at 9 a.m. Jan. 28 at the Mississippi Agricultural Museum Sparkman Auditorium in Jackson. The proposed changes are available through the Secretary of State's website: https://www.sos.ms.gov/adminsearch/ACProposed/00026052b.pdf. The MDE, in consultation with Mississippi educators, periodically reviews and updates the state’s academic standards, which are called the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards (MCCRS). Academic standards outline the skills and knowledge expected of students in each grade and subject. Local school districts set their own curriculum. The MCCRS for Social Studies were last updated in 2018. More than 40 Mississippi educators participated in the revision process for the 2021 social studies standards, which clarified the learning goals and identified content examples to be moved to an instructional planning guide scheduled for release in May. The core standards remain unchanged. The 2021 standards focus on the mastery of the five social studies strands: Civics, economics, geography, civil rights and history. State residents wishing to speak at the hearing must register by 9 a.m. Jan. 25. Feedback about the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards for Social Studies 2021 may also be submitted to the MDE in writing via email, jcornett@mdek12.org, or mail, Mississippi Department of Education, Attn: Jen Cornett, K - 12 Social Studies Director, P.O. Box 771, Jackson, MS 39205. (Source: MDE media release 01/05/22) MDE to Hold Public Hearing Jan. 28 on Academic Standards for Social Studies | The Mississippi Department of Education (mdek12.org)