There are 57 articles by Caroline Bauman :

• February 2019

  • Education

    State board staff agrees with Memphis district, recommends closing City University Boys school

    The state board of education is being told it should approve a recommendation to shut down a small Memphis charter middle school after 10 years of operation.

    By Caroline Bauman February 05, 2019

• January 2019

  • Education

    ‘Mistakes, but no malicious intent’: Gateway charter school leader hopes to avoid closure

    The leader of Gateway University Charter School spoke publicly Monday, saying the school had made its share of mistakes in its first year, but that it deserved to stay open.

    By Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat January 28, 2019
  • Education

    Silent so far, Memphis charter leaders to get to make the case to keep their school open

    Gateway University – the Memphis charter school that district officials say broke state law – will have the chance to publicly make the case for why the school board should not vote to close the school.

    By Caroline Bauman January 28, 2019

• December 2018

  • Education

    Memphis teacher creates website to make learning physics more engaging

    Three girls explode into laughter and cheers as they roll a small cart across the table, successfully getting a rubber band to launch the cart just fast enough to knock a washer off the back of the cart, but not quite fast enough to knock over two washers.

    By Caroline Bauman December 06, 2018
  • Education

    Tennessee’s turnaround district wins big chunk of $8.25 million grant for school improvement

    Ten schools throughout Tennessee that are academically behind are divvying up $8.25 million in new federal grants for school improvement, the state Department of Education announced Monday.

    By Caroline Bauman December 03, 2018

• November 2018

  • Education

    Dorsey Hopson leaving Shelby County Schools, sources say

    Sources report that Superintendent Dorsey Hopson will resign after five years of leading Shelby County Schools. Rumors of Hopson’s departure have been flying for months.

    By Caroline Bauman November 20, 2018

• October 2018

  • Education

    Tennessee has a lot of early-career teachers, especially at schools with more students of color. Here’s why it matters.

    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.

    By Caroline Bauman October 17, 2018