American Classical Academy Rutherford announces school location in La Vergne
Future students of American Classical Academy Rutherford will begin school at a building just off I-24 in La Vergne. Leaders.
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
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School community pleads with district leaders to keep middle school grades
Lauren Herring’s daughter spent two years at her zoned middle school before being accepted into Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 29, 2024
Audit finds Memphis-Shelby County Schools on solid financial ground
When Toni Williams took over as chief financial officer (CFO) for Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) in 2019, the district faced.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 28, 2024
Change in strategy cut chronic absenteeism at LEAD Academy
Chronic absenteeism has been an ongoing issue for public schools nationwide and it only increased following the pandemic. LEAD Academy.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 28, 2024
House Democrats oppose legislation to support economically disadvantaged students in their districts
State Representative Justin Jones, D-Nashville, represents a district that touches four school clusters with some of the highest performing public.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 27, 2024
Rutherford County School leaders join national lawsuit against social media companies
The Rutherford County Board of Education is joining a national lawsuit against social media companies for alleged damages to students..
- by Reana Gibson
- February 26, 2024
Williamson County residents urge school board to address racial bullying
Independence High School student Elaina Reed told Williamson County School Board members that she was scared when one of her.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 23, 2024
STRIVE Collegiate Academy has overcome challenges operating out of a former hospital. New legislation could remove barriers for other schools.
LaKendra Butler moved to Nashville a decade ago with the goal of starting a public charter school. At the time.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 22, 2024
Five Memphis students battling sickle cell disease receive scholarship in honor of Interim Superintendent Williams’ mother
Interim Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Toni Williams says her mother Shirley Yvette Green was a strong woman and a warrior.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 21, 2024