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Three seeking school board seat vacated by Clay-Bibbs
The Shelby County Commission is expected to select a replacement on Oct. 17.
Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian. He began at The Daily Memphian in 2022, covering education before moving to public safety the following year. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis.
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October 2022
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GermantownGermantown High students express support for keeping school open
GHS students and staff members voiced concerns about the potential closing of the school and the rest of the 3Gs as the suburb and Memphis-Shelby County Schools face a decision deadline.
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Education U of M receives $5.5 million Dunavant gift to endow five chairs
The Billy Dunavant Foundation gift will establish the the Laura Butler Ford chair in nursing, three chairs in supply chain management and one in agritech and regenerative agriculture.
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September 2022
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Education MSCS achieves highest graduation rate in nearly a decade
Memphis-Shelby County Schools announced the district’s highest graduation percentage in nearly 10 years.
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Education Amazon adopts 20 schools in largest MSCS Adopt-A-School partnership
Amazon has partnered with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, adopting 20 schools to provide assistance in the largest such partnership ever for MSCS.
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Education MSCS seeks dismissal of contract lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed in August by one of the district’s two teacher unions, the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association.
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Education MSCS board names new chair and vice chair
Althea Greene, who has served as vice chair for the last two years, will replace Michelle McKissack as board chair. Sheleah Harris will replace Greene as vice chair.
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Education Former MSCS teacher indicted on crimes against children
A former teacher at Oakhaven Middle School and Wells Station Elementary School has been indicted for crimes against children, according to a statement from Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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Education Union leader calls MSCS teacher contracts ‘enslavement’
In a lawsuit filed last month, the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association said teachers were asked, even “threatened,” to sign contracts without job descriptions or salary amounts.
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EducationAs college enrollment declines nationwide, U of M looks to new plan
“As an industry, higher education has not really had to work that hard,” University of Memphis president Bill Hardgrave said. “Those days are over.”
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EducationU of M will soon begin national search for new provost
President Bill Hardgrave hopes to hire a new provost as well as several new deans by late spring or early summer 2023.
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Education MSCS named advancing district, joins top 25% in state
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been named an advancing district under the Tennessee Department of Education’s district accountability rankings.
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Education MSCS deputy superintendent suspended pending investigation
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Deputy Superintendent John Barker has been placed on paid leave pending an investigation into a complaint levied against him.
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Education CBU rises in overall ranking, other local schools fall
Christian Brothers University placed in the top 20 in its category in the latest U.S. News and World Report college rankings, rising from last year, while other local colleges and universities fell.
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Education MSCS disputes Strickland claims on truancy, enrollment
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is taking issues with comments from Mayor Jim Strickland about enrollment and truancy.
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Business U of M professor’s book helps indie filmmakers script own path
University of Memphis professor Marty Lang talks about his new book designed to help indie film producers make a living.
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Public Safety MPD says 17-year-old not victim of Wednesday night mass shooting
Corteria Wright, who died in a shooting Wednesday night, was not killed by Ezekiel Kelly, the 19-year-old accused of going on a city-wide shooting spree.
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Spirit of MemphisJackson Avenue vigil hosts prayers, praise to honor victims of shooting spree
The prayer event Thursday night was spearheaded by a local church to lift up the city and ask for help and healing because of the recent string of violence.
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EducationU of M developing new strategic plan, seeking permanent provost
The University of Memphis is creating a new strategic plan, focusing on declining student enrollment and updating facilities — among other topics — and seeking a new provost, board of trustees members were told this week.
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Metro TBI, FBI join Memphis police to investigate report of missing woman near U of M
The city police department was dispatched to the area around 7:45 a.m. Friday, according to MPD.
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Data reveals an average of about 100 reported kidnappings per year in Memphis
Vehicle located, one person detained in Fletcher case; family releases statement
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August 2022
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Education Memphis educator John Avis, 69, dies in car wreck
John Avis, a Memphis educator who had served in Memphis schools since the mid-1970s, died in a traffic accident.
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Education MSCS names interim superintendent
Tutonial Williams, the finance chief for MSCS, will lead the district while it searches for a permanent replacement for former superintendent Joris Ray.
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Education U of M names new vice provost
Deborah Perron Tollefsen’s appointment follows other recent changes in leadership at the university.
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Education MSCS to name interim superintendent tonight
A week after accepting former Superintendent Joris Ray’s resignation, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education naming an interim replacement. Here are some of the likely candidates.
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EducationRay involvement in MSCS superintendent hunt would be ‘inappropriate,’ educator says
School board Chair Michelle McKissack says input from former superintendent Joris Ray isn’t expected, although the language included in Ray’s resignation agreement suggests he will be. McKissack said the clause was instead just standard language.
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