Districts Statewide Awarded Millions to Support Pre-K Learning

Mississippi State Board of Education awards $24 million grant to 20 school districts

Mississippi State Board of Education awards $24 million grant to 20 school districts JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The Mississippi State Board of Education has awarded $24,064,656 in grants to 20 school districts to continue State Invested Pre-K (SIP) programs. The purpose of these grants is to provide funding to support high-quality pre-K programs for 4-year-old children in districts that are not part of the Mississippi Department of Education’s Earl…

Districts statewide awarded millions to support Pre-K learning

The awards are for 20 school districts.

Louisville's Pre-K program gets awarded $1.5 million from MDE

LOUISVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – School may be out for the Summer, but districts are busy planning for the coming school year. The Mississippi State Board of Education is also helping some districts with long-range planning. The Board is awarding more than $24 million in grants to 20 school districts, including some in our area. The money is to help fund high-quality Pre-K programs The Louisville School District is one of the big recipients. The Missi…

Over $24 million in grants awarded to 20 school districts for pre-K programs - SuperTalk Mississippi

Mississippi’s State Board of Education announced Monday that over $24 million in grants are going to 20 school districts to implement or improve pre-kindergarten programs. According to a release, the purpose of the grants is to provide funding to support high-quality State Invested Pre-K (SIP) programs for 4-year-old children in districts that are not part of the Mississippi Department of Education’s Early Learning Collaborative program. The fun…

VWSD awarded $2.7 million for state invested Pre-K programs - The Vicksburg Post

JACKSON – The State Board of Education (SBE) recently awarded $24,064,656 in grants to 20 school districts to implement and/or continue State Invested Pre-K (SIP) programs. The Vicksburg Warren School District was included, receiving a total of $2,751,723 over the course of three years. The VWSD will be paid the total in three equal yearly installments of $917,241. The VWSD was granted a portion of funding based on the points achieved in their a…