Three Collierville High classes were unsupervised Tuesday; the first day back after winter break. The district investigated, and Principal Roger Jones communicated with affected parents.

LeMoyne-Owen College and Christian Brothers University will join Rhodes College in delaying spring semester in-person classes amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.

State Rep. Mark White confirmed he’ll file another bill in the upcoming legislative session that could determine who controls Germantown Elementary, Germantown Middle School and Germantown High. The bill could also affect Lucy Elementary in Millington.

Rhodes College is altering its plans for the spring semester after consultation with medical experts. The college will keep its Jan. 12 start date for the semester, but classes will begin remotely before transitioning to in-person classes Jan. 31. 

The new campus in Bartlett will open next month, providing a learning experience in an array of disciplines.

Germantown Municipal School District mulls tuition for Shelby County children who don’t live in the suburb. The district already charges Tennesseans who live outside Shelby County $4,736 per year, and those outside of Tennessee pay $9,733. 

Shelby County Schools library media specialist Alice Faye Duncan examines two critical points in both Tennessee and American history in her newest books “Evicted,” and “Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free.” 

“(The BEP) needs to change,” Gov. Bill Lee said. “We are due for a strategy that is money well-spent, not just more money.”

Before joining the LSS district in 2016, she worked at Riverdale School in Germantown as an eighth grade and master teacher for seven years and spent three years as a TV reporter in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Jennifer Collins sat down with The Daily Memphian to talk about who she is and what she plans to do in her presidency.

“It was very important for (the board) to show appreciation for our folks in what has been a very difficult year,” Superintendent Gary Lilly said.

Southwest Tennessee Community College is focusing on rebuilding its enrollment after a 24% drop during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frayser Achievement Elementary School, Corning Achievement Elementary School, Georgian Hills Achievement Elementary School and Whitney Achievement School will rejoin SCS for the 2022-2023 school year. 

The Tennessee Department of Education would be prohibited from providing funding for undocumented students under a new Republican proposal, the legality of which was immediately questioned by immigrant advocates.

The decision doesn’t declare a statewide mask mandate, nor does it force school districts to require universal masking. But it does prevent students from opting out of mask mandates if their schools have them.

The AgriSTEM program, part of the district’s college, career and technical education program, featured the school’s first Ag Day.

The space co-hosting the University of Memphis’ University Middle and University High School will bear the name of SCS board member Billy Orgel and his wife Robin, after the couple committed $1 million to the schools. 

Jill Church will succeed Joyce Keohane, who retired during the summer as special education director.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced Monday the appointment of its 11th Chancellor, Dr. Peter F. Buckley.

Rhodes College announced that its 21st president is currently a dean at Southern Methodist University.

Due to close scores, the Tennessee Department of Education honored two top principals this year.

A $250,000 partnership between the Children’s Museum of Memphis and Porter-Leath allows 1,500 families enrolled in the Porter-Leath Early Head Start program to have free access to the museum.

Following a shooting at Cummings K-8, community members decided to show up for the neighborhood kids every morning.

The university still encouraged workers to get vaccinated and submit proof.