$750M in new public money suggested for school buildings plan
MSCS campuses need more than $1 billion in the next decade. A committee suggested funding and other ideas on how to approach closing, repurposing or consolidating buildings.
Topic: Memphis-Shelby County Schools
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November 2025
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Memphis kids suffering gunshot wounds doubled in 2023. A real decline is happening in 2025, doctor says
As child-gunshot wounds make a meaningful decline in Memphis, students are learning about gun safety at school.
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MSCS says it’s on track to improve chronic absenteeism
If the district hits this year’s chronic absenteeism goal, it would mark the first reduction in the rate of chronically absent students since the pandemic, according to state data and district estimates.
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October 2025
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In increasingly Hispanic Memphis schools, immigration enforcement surge brings fear, absences
Board member Amber Huett-Garcia said multiple high school teachers told her that students “have just stopped showing up.”
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County Commission votes to put all 9 MSCS board seats on 2026 ballot — again
The Shelby County Commission voted to override Mayor Lee Harris’ veto of their original decision to make the school board change, meaning five MSCS school board members will see their terms cut short.
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MSCS school mergers could impact 2,650 students
The school consolidations would also impact about 60 school-level jobs.
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The Frayser Phoenix? Bay High School? Voters can choose name, mascot of new high school today
Voters will have a say in naming the new high school, which will open in 2027. A mix of old and new names are on the ballot.
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Students with income-limited vouchers outperform MSCS on reading, but not math
Data from the Department of Education show students receiving income-limited Education Savings Account vouchers performed slightly better in reading exams than their MSCS counterparts. Both sets of students made gains in math, but at the same clip.
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Mayor Harris vetoes vote to put all MSCS board members on ballot
“Absent an emergency or in the case of criminal misconduct, I do not believe the terms of elected officials should be shortened. As such, I hereby veto,” Harris wrote.
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In a first, state pulls Shelby County’s ability to issue bonds. That decision could mean consequences for new high schools, Regional One.
Losing access to bonds could jeopardize funding needed to improve schools, a trauma hospital and upgrade 201 Poplar.
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Elvis’ alma mater sold for performing arts school, Bayer campus for workforce development project
The Bayer building was once meant to be the district’s new headquarters.
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September 2025
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Opinion: Parents want accountability at MSCS. Students deserve it
“If the ASD was a ‘failed experiment,’ then what do we call decades of schools where almost no child can read?”
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MSCS recommends five schools close at the end of the 2025-26 year
About 1,200 students will have to attend a new campus in the fall if the board approves Memphis-Shelby County Schools' plan to close four buildings and transfer a fifth.
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How much could it cost to upgrade each MSCS school?
Assessments of Memphis-Shelby County Schools' buildings estimated repair costs throughout the next 10 years. Costs to keep buildings in shape are expected to be among the factors that determine which Memphis schools may close.
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County Commission approves moving all MSCS board seats to 2026 ballot
The vote effectively shortens the four-year terms of office that five school board members were elected to in 2024.
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Reporters explore National Guard questions, remember Les Smith
WKNO’s “Behind the Headlines” remembered Smith, who died Sept. 17, for his early contributions to the show. The reporter’s roundtable edition also discussed the pending National Guard deployment to Memphis.
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Old Bayer building could become a campus for kids aging out of foster care
MSCS received one bid for the property on 3030 Jackson Ave. from New Day Tennessee, which seeks to create a workforce development training ground for teens aging out of foster care across the state.
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Memphis schools are increasing dyslexia support to boost state reading test scores. Will it work?
MSCS is required by state law to screen every student for signs of dyslexia, but Tennessee allows only an outside provider, such as a licensed psychologist, to give an official dyslexia diagnosis.
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MSCS to reveal next year’s school closures, mergers
The closure proposals, set for the school board’s review in the coming weeks, will be the first part of a larger plan that’s now expected in December. A committee recently reviewed the types of data that district officials will rely upon to determine which schools will be slated to close.
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MSCS’ Richmond rebuts arguments for state takeover
Roderick Richmond, the interim leader of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, pointed to failures of Tennessee’s state-run Achievement School District during a town hall meeting opposing takeover of the school system.
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August 2025
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MSCS activist arrested for violating board member’s restraining order
Damon Curry Morris, a frequent critic of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, faces a misdemeanor charge for violating a restraining order brought by MSCS board member Stephanie Love, according to police and court records.
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MSCS student numbers drop at start of school year
The district is dealing with teacher vacancies and laptop problems, but otherwise reports a “smooth” first day of school.
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XAI wants to fix some Memphis schools. But these students say that help comes with a cost.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders say they need the money as facility issues grow. But some students are protesting the company’s investment due to pollution concerns.
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Arts school or MLGW substation? MSCS to decide fate of Elvis’ alma mater
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has offers to purchase Humes Middle School in North Memphis from public utility Memphis Light, Gas and Water and local dance studio New Ballet Ensemble and School.
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MSCS prepares for audit findings: ‘Something’s going to come out’
“Something’s going to come out of this audit. And what we’re going to have to be able to talk about — and it’s not good, bad or indifferent — is how we strengthen our internal controls,” a top official told school board members.
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