There are 555 article(s) tagged Memphis-Shelby County Schools:

• February 2022

  • MSCS appoints interim chief of safety and security

    Carolyn Jackson is Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ first Black woman to serve in the role, a district statement said. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 08, 2022

  • MSCS to reopen all but seven schools

    A majority of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 8, following three days of weather-related closures. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 07, 2022

  • Memphis-Shelby schools closed Monday

    During a press briefing Sunday afternoon, Memphis Light, Gas & Water officials said 29 local schools, public and private, still lacked electricity. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 06, 2022

• January 2022

  • School district takes ‘swift action’ with new name, fewer schools

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools, as the board voted to be called Tuesday evening, decided on a slew of changes that will have hundreds of students start next school year somewhere different.

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    Two KIPP schools narrowly avoid closure

    By Daja E. Henry January 27, 2022

  • Two KIPP schools narrowly avoid closure

    Two North Memphis KIPP schools that were recommended to close will stay open, Memphis-Shelby County Schools decided in Tuesday’s board business meeting. 

    By Daja E. Henry January 26, 2022