Laura Faith Kebede
There are 166 articles by Laura Faith Kebede :
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February 2019
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Education Shelby County Schools leaders are urging charter families to choose another school for their children, as four charter operators await the Shelby County Schools board’s vote on whether to shut them down. -
Education ‘I am the least among you,’ says Ray, vowing to put Memphis student needs first
Interim Superintendent Joris Ray said Thursday that he would introduce a new organizational chart for Shelby County Schools staff to reference: students are at the top; Ray is at the bottom.
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Education Memphis school staff urge board to ‘stay with Ray’ as interim superintendent contract is set
As school board members approved a contract Wednesday for Shelby County Schools’ Interim Superintendent Joris Ray, a vocal contingent of principals, teachers, parents, and students told them that Ray should stay on long-term.
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Education Citing appearance of ‘bias,’ Memphis board members plan to reject philanthropy offer to pay for superintendent search
A school board committee said it would vote to reject an education philanthropy’s offer to pay for the district’s superintendent search.
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January 2019
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Education The Shelby County Schools board has an open seat. Here’s how to apply
Shelby County commissioners will select an interim school board member next month, and interested candidates can apply as of Tuesday. The appointee will fill the seat Teresa Jones vacated following her recent appointment as a municipal court judge. -
Education Memphis parents submit 1,700 school applications online in first hour
After decades of what critics called an unfair enrollment system that favored well-off families who could camp out for days to get priority admission, 1,700 parents applied online for Memphis schools during the first hour on Monday, Jan. 28. -
Education Shelby County Schools’ interim superintendent says he won’t ‘sit behind a podium’
Joris Ray intends to be involved in his interim role as Shelby County Schools superintendent.
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Education Gateway is only Memphis charter school flagged as low-achieving on district scorecard
Most Memphis schools improved in academic achievement and student growth in the second edition of Shelby County Schools' “scorecard.”
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Education District rehired former Memphis principal accused of planning to rig tests – then fired her six months later
After quietly rehiring a former principal it had investigated for allegedly planning to rig state tests and for calling students the N-word, Shelby County Schools abruptly fired her last month, documents obtained by Chalkbeat show.
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December 2018
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Education Memphis and Nashville put on notice about which schools could face state takeover in 2020
In one of her final acts as Tennessee education commissioner, Candice McQueen has identified nearly 20 schools that could require the most drastic state interventions — including possibly state takeover in 2020 — if their test scores don’t increase dramatically, according to documents obtained by Chalkbeat. -
Education Even as suspensions fall, Memphis students being kicked out of school longer, data shows
Hidden behind what Memphis education officials have said is good news when it comes to student discipline is a disturbing trend: As short-term suspensions have decreased, expulsions have increased. -
Metro Plan for Memphis schools would fold 28 old schools into 10 new ones
Shelby County Schools’ outgoing leader wants to consolidate 28 Memphis schools into 10 new buildings. -
Education Plan for Memphis schools would fold 28 old schools into 10 new ones
Shelby County Schools’ outgoing leader wants to consolidate 28 Memphis schools into 10 new buildings.
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November 2018
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Education Students walk out of Memphis school demanding to know why principal and teacher were fired
About 30 students walked out of Memphis Academy of Health Sciences High School on Tuesday, Nov. 6, three months after school administrators fired the principal, and days after firing a beloved teacher. -
Education A Memphis principal was fired over flawed test scores. Should state law protect him too?
Reginald Williams was set to retire as principal of a Memphis charter school at the end of the school year. Instead, he was fired just days into the new school year, shortly after state test results showed the school’s scores had plummeted.
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October 2018
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Education Memphis teacher groups want annual pay raises and more say in how they teach their 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.
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