Five key issues facing Memphis-Shelby County Schools as the new year begin
Memphis-Shelby County Schools students return to class Monday for the 2023-24 school year. This one could be less turbulent than.
Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli advance to a runoff in the Nashville mayor’s race
Metro Council member Freddie O’Connell and former Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Assistant Commissioner Alice Rolli beat out.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 4, 2023
Memphis-Shelby County Schools posts new superintendent job listing seeking “dynamic, visionary, and adaptable leader”
Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) released new details this week for what the district’s school board will be looking for in.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 4, 2023
Chattanooga Changemaker: How one public charter school went from at risk for closure to the highest performing.
In 2010 the future looked anything but bright for the Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy (CGLA). The new public charter school.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- August 3, 2023
How successful is career and technical education? Graduation rates provide a valuable clue.
Students who take part in career and technical education (CTE) programs are seeing more success graduating high school. That’s among.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 3, 2023
Polls indicate voter turnout should be high in the Nashville Mayor’s race. Why hasn’t it been?
This week Tennesseans for Student Success released an independent poll of likely voters in the Nashville mayor’s race showing four.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 3, 2023
“Don’t you think it’s time for a change?” Student and teacher provide a lesson on the life changing possibilities of “relationship-based teaching”
One question more than a decade ago made a lasting mark on the lives of Dewayne “D.J.” Batiste and his.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 2, 2023
How Memphis’ investment in teacher salary schedules will increase paychecks
Memphis-Shelby County Schools teachers will get salary raises and be able to move up the district’s salary schedule faster under.
- by Laura Testino, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- August 2, 2023
Parents encouraged to check their children’s TCAP scores online
The Tennessee Department of Education is encouraging families to keep track of their children’s testing results through an online portal..
- by Reana Gibson
- August 2, 2023
Freddie O’Connell pulls away in latest poll of Nashville mayor’s race
A new independent poll of the Nashville mayoral election shows Metro Councilman Freddie O'Connell in a strong position to make.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- August 1, 2023