JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced four colleges received special designations for the 2025-26 school year.
Mississippi College, Mississippi State University and Blue Mountain Christian University received the Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Educator Preparation Program designation. Jackson State University received the Mississippi Science of Reading Educator Preparation Program designation.
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Officials said the recognition is for colleges and universities that have trained professors and teacher candidates in the science of reading, exemplified a change of instructional practices, and are ensuring that their graduates enter a classroom ready to instruct students in structured literacy practices.
MDE’s literacy leadership team will travel to each campus starting November 20, 2025, to celebrate this accomplishment…