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Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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Thirty-two percent of SCS students are expected to be in the classrooms when school starts in January, compared with only 17% of SCS teachers, who will mostly be working from home. Some say schools shouldn’t open at all.
Collierville students are worried about their safety as they return to school.
The Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. has money available to help Whitehaven small business that have been hurt by the coronavirus.
Officials say SCS won’t resume in-person learning until February as coronavirus cases continue to rise.
Parents have made decisions about their children’s education for the new year, but a lot of the logistics are still up in the air. Related article: Tennessee school districts share staffing concerns
The nonprofit’s programs prepare graduates for permanent employment.
LeMoyne-Owen College has named Vernell Bennett-Fairs its new president.
The grant is for a project at Belle Forest Community School.
The University of Memphis law school legal clinic will be renamed in honor of James ‘Jim’ Gilliland Sr.
The music nonprofit is expanding performance opportunities for musicians. The new space is a vacant half-acre lot behind the site of the renowned blues musician’s family home.
Homes in the neighborhood have fallen into disrepair, but renovations and new construction are giving the Glenview community new life.
Thomas G. Carpenter, the 11th president of the university, also was the founding president of the University of North Florida.
Principal’s comments on the power social media and big tech companies have are under scrutiny from Shelby County Schools officials.
Lakeland officials say they understand the seriousness of the virus, but want better collaboration with the Health Department.
The new initiative will help students move toward reading at grade level.
The television series on the Civil Rights Movement is set in the 1950s needs people with a ‘50s vibe.
Melrose School has been an anchor in Orange Mound for 83 years and will soon have a second life.
Legislation potentially could force parents to send their children into situations they believe to be unsafe.
With help and creativity, children as young as 7 can think about adult careers and becoming an entrepreneur.
SCS students won’t go back to school on Feb. 8.
Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Beverly Robertson sent a letter to Shelby County Schools superintendent Joris Ray and the board to urge them to reopen Memphis area schools.
Some parents say the content filters on their SCS devices aren’t working and children can “Google anything under the sun.”
Suga Mama SnoBalls is opening a second location in Southeast Memphis next month.
As the new board president, Andre Gibson plans to help the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. bring more economic development to Whitehaven.
SCS is requiring all in-school personnel to report to their school buildings, health concerns notwithstanding.