Senate passes plan to enable the University of Memphis to form its own public school district
When Lawrence Blackwell moved his family to Tennessee in 2010 to work for the University of Memphis, he chose to.
Lawmakers from Nashville and Knoxville vote against effort to expand high performing schools in Memphis
By every measurement, the three public schools the University of Memphis operates on its campus are producing academic results. The.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 2, 2024
Toni Williams celebrates her accomplishments leading Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Toni Williams spent part of her last school board meeting as the leader of Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) looking back.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 27, 2024
New Memphis superintendent’s contract includes ethics clause, reflecting lessons of Ray’s exit
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members say the contract being finalized for incoming Superintendent Marie Feagins reflects the lessons learned after.
- by Laura Testino, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- March 26, 2024
School districts received nine applications for new public charter schools. A new tool puts each under the microscope.
This year nine potential charter operators met the February 1 deadline to file an application to open a new public.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- March 25, 2024
Memphis-Shelby County Schools poised to spend $12 million ramping up school safety
Members of the Memphis-Shelby County School Board are expected to approve a plan later this month to spend more than.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 22, 2024
New legislation would allow the University of Memphis to form its own K-12 school district
Each school day more than a thousand children and teenagers travel from across Shelby County to the University of Memphis.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 21, 2024
Memphis parent advocate Sarah Carpenter calls President Biden’s proposed budget “an attack on black children”
Memphis parent advocate Sarah Carpenter is among those blasting President Biden’s proposed FY 2025 budget for potentially cutting valuable support.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 12, 2024
New Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent now slated to start April 1
The timeline for Memphis-Shelby County School’s new superintendent to get to work is officially moving up. Members of the Memphis-Shelby.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 6, 2024
Incoming Memphis schools leader Marie Feagins begins work, set to assume superintendent role April 1
Incoming Superintendent Marie Feagins has started working with Memphis-Shelby County Schools under a per diem agreement, allowing her to begin.
- by Laura Testino, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- March 1, 2024