MSCS officials shared the plans on Wednesday during the first meeting of a new steering committee that’s helping the district develop its buildings strategy and generate community support for it.
Bartlett High received recognition recently as an Apple Distinguished School for teachings in technology and innovations in learning.
Relocating for the rest of the school year “is the best and least disruptive option as we restore this historic gem,” Memphis-Shelby County Schools wrote in a letter to families.
Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet, continued her 11,000-mile journey through the U.S. and Mexico with a stop in Memphis Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Tennessee Public Charter School Commission recommends the state overturn five local school board decisions denying charter school applications, including two in Memphis and another linked to Hillsdale College.
Lakeland school Superintendent Ted Horrell was awarded for continuing to advance the suburb’s education system with a raise for the work he has done.
A ‘retrenchment committee’ will look at the campus as a whole and make recommendations for cuts, including majors.
For the past several months, The Daily Memphian staff created maps, timelines, data visualizations and other interactive elements for the series about the 50th anniversary of busing. Here are some observations.
The new STEM program at KIPP Collegiate School isn’t just helping students in the here and now, says Chief of Schools Lischa Brooks, adding: “We’re thinking about their tomorrow.”
DeSoto County Schools reflect good showing for the annual accountability ratings from the state Department of Education.
The sixth and final chapter of The Daily Memphian’s series on the 50th anniversary of court-ordered busing within Memphis City Schools looks at the end of busing for integration, the legacy of Plan Z and its impact on Memphis in the 21st century.
Outside of where the Orpheum Theatre’s Black-only balcony entrance once stood, a new educational exhibit was unveiled on Wednesday.
“I pray that my colleagues, that we will lead together,” Greene said Tuesday. “We will march together. We will disagree, but disagree together.”
GMSD’s Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution with the request Tuesday evening.
Collierville named its interim superintendent Tuesday. He will serve upon Gary Lilly’s departure until the end of the academic year.
House Speaker Cameron Sexton first expressed interest in rejecting $1.8 billion in annual federal education funding during the regular legislative session earlier this year.
High school students can earn tuition-free college credits by enrolling in the University of Memphis program, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.
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Under the proposal, which the school board will consider next week, the district would contract with four cleaning companies.
The latest chapter in The Daily Memphian’s oral history on the 50th anniversary of busing in Memphis City Schools moves into the years of the late 1970s and early 80s.
It’s the first time in Collierville Schools history for one of its schools to receive the honor.
For about 10 days, starting in late August, the image was on display in the school’s law review offices on the fourth floor. It was also shared digitally.
The former teacher joined the school board last October to represent District 7, which includes east Whitehaven, Oakhaven and Hickory Hill.
Memories of that first year under Plan Z still linger for those who lived through it.
“Whether it results in a conviction or not, that record can go with you to your grave unless you proactively get it expunged, if you’re eligible to do that. Many, many people are not,” said Josh Spickler, head of Just City.