At first, longtime Memphis City Councilwoman Janis Fullilove had no desire to be Shelby County Juvenile Court clerk, much less consider entering the race.

Memphis University School is marking the 125th anniversary of its founding with steady commitment to building on its legacy of cultivating leaders instrumental to the city’s progress.

With public schools, municipal schools and charter schools, Memphis-area private schools are adjusting the way they interact with prospective student families to make sure they stand out in a competitive market.

Suburban school districts here finished at the top of Tennessee’s ACT scores, while Shelby County Schools came in near the bottom but is seeing improvement among its economically disadvantaged students and has four high schools above the state average of 20.2, its best score ever.

Tennessee’s average ACT score ticked up slightly this year, again landing above 20 and defying national trends on the college entrance exam, according to results released on Wednesday.

The University of Memphis will receive $500,000 from a FedEx Express scholarship grant to support a newfound commercial aviation degree program.

Gov. Bill Haslam, coming off a listening tour for the embattled TNReady test, is proposing a litany of changes for the assessment, including spending to put laptops in the hands of every Tennessee student.

When president Tracy D. Hall heard confidence was lacking in Southwest Tennessee Community College, she did not rely on the success stories of her students, she commissioned a study to prove it.

The lyrics to “We are the World” were a bit of a stretch for students at A.B. Hill Elementary School. But “SpongeBob SquarePants” was a cross-generational hit during a celebration Monday for their move from a Level 1 to the top Level 5 for student academic growth in a single year.

The battle to replace term-limited Gov. Bill Haslam has consumed the spotlight for Tennessee’s education-minded voters, but more than a hundred legislative races will decide who the new governor will work with on school policy for the next few years.

Alexis Singleton is one of thousands of Tennessee teachers in their early years of teaching. She’s one of 14 new teachers at her Memphis elementary school, and she’s seen firsthand the effect high teacher turnover can have on students.

Memphis teachers will soon have the opportunity to change compensation, work hours, health benefits, and how they teach if they vote to negotiate a new agreement with Shelby County Schools.

New Memphis has launched its first Educators of Excellence Awards this year and announced this week the five local educators who are the inaugural 2018 honorees.

Hutchison School and Girl Scouts Heart of the South joined forces Saturday to host Strong GIRL Fest, an interactive community event to celebrate and empower girls of all ages.

A few yards across from the parking lot of an all-boys Memphis school lies a small, tree-lined courtyard, where a class of eighth-graders studies a large historical marker.

Thirteen local high schools will soon implement a Freshman on Track Program for the 2018-2019 academic year as part of the first Freshman Success Network in Memphis. The network will be the first locally to include both public traditional and charter schools, and will be established through a partnership with Stand For Children and Shelby County Schools.

Eva Schloss, the stepsister and childhood friend of Anne Frank, will speak at the Michael D. Rose Theatre at the University of Memphis on Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m.

Tennessee Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Stewart accused Shelby County Schools Wednesday of stonewalling on an open-records request to prevent it from learning how many meetings Republican school board member Scott McCormick failed to attend.

Last Friday, a group of students from Bolton High School toured Competition Cams Inc., a Memphis-based manufacturer of performance camshafts and other valve train parts. At the beginning of the tour, feet were dragging and yawns were contagious, but as students moved through the production process and more machinery came into play, they began to ask questions.

Students interested in a career as an embalmer or funeral director will no longer have to drive outside of Shelby County to pursue a degree.

A Memphis legislator is castigating Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson’s decision to endorse Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee, saying it “confuses” a tough situation.

Keshawn Glover remembers hearing his dad talk about field trips to Craigmont High School’s planetarium decades ago, but last week the high school senior got to experience the school’s crown jewel for himself.

A Texas pastor who has fought private school vouchers in his home state is bringing his call of support for traditional public education to Tennessee.

Two suburban schools – Donelson Elementary and Lakeland Elementary – were recognized Monday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 by the U.S. Department of Education. 

Shelby County school systems are steering millions of dollars in new safety and security funds into technology and officers as part of a state plan to protect students and staff.