JPS Teacher of the Year Announced at Forest Hill High School

January 21, 2019 – Forest Hill High School English teacher Adrienne McDowell has been named the 2018–2019 JPS Teacher of the Year.

JPS Welcomes New Chief of Staff and Transition Manager to its Executive Leadership

January 18, 2019 – Dr. Michael Cormack Jr. comes to JPS from the Barksdale Reading Institute where he was the CEO.

JROTC Military Gala Showcases District's Bright Stars

January 14, 2019 – Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former WNBA player Juanita Ward headlined the Gala program which is held each year to bring the cadets of all seven JROTC units together to celebrate the successes of the year.

National Geographic Society Launches Partnership with Jackson Public Schools

December 18, 2018 – The partnership was announced at an event on December 5 at Blackburn Laboratory Middle School.

Registration for Students Entering JPS Schools

December 6, 2018 – Registration will take place at the Office of Enrollment Services for all students who are coming to JPS from another district, state, or country.

JPS Students Learn Voting Rights, Responsibilities in Mock Elections

October 26, 2018 – Youth Ambassadors of the Jackson Council of the PTA/PTSA (JCPTA) hosted a mock election at Callaway High School on October 23.

JPS JROTC Cadets to Attend MOWW Youth Leadership Conference

October 23, 2018 – JROTC cadets Madysin Bratton, Talisha Brown, Jabria Fair, Jeremiah Meeks, Katelyn Russell, Kendra Sutton, and Darisha Williams, will represent six JPS high schools.