SCS parents protest in-person classes at Board of Education
Parents are expressing growing concerns about the safety of their children in schools. They want an option to send children back to school virtually.
Daja E. Henry
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Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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August 2021
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Metro Westwood High COVID-related death identified
A youth who died at Le Bonheur over the weekend has been identified as 16-year-old Westwood High student Azorean Tatum.
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Metro U of M students petition for hybrid classes
Some students at the University of Memphis are petitioning to make the hybrid model a permanent option for all courses.
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Metro Lee mask order causes outrage among Memphis parents, teachers
Memphians are not happy with Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of mask mandates in schools.
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Metro Key takeaways from SCS’ standardized testing results
SCS’ standardized testing data revealed the district’s weaknesses and gaps, widened by COVID-induced learning disruptions.
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Metro SCS test scores show historic learning loss
Newly released standardized test scores show a widening gap between Shelby County Schools and the rest of the state.
Related story: Local suburban districts regress in TCAP scores
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City of Memphis SCS returns to school amid COVID surge
For the first time since March 2020, all Shelby County Schools students were expected to return to in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases.
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Metro State mulls how to enforce ‘critical race theory’ law
The Tennessee Department of Education is considering its rules for enforcing the state’s new law regulating discussions of race in the classroom.
Related story: Critical race theory: An explainer
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Metro Critical race theory: An explainer
Here, in a nutshell, is a definition of critical race theory and why people are talking about it.
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Neighborhoods SCS celebrates opening of new Medical District High School
The specialized school will offer students the opportunity to earn an associate degree.
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MetroMemphis-area private schools grapple with reopening amid COVID-19 surge
Private schools in the Memphis area are adopting various protocols for reopening with COVID-19 in mind.
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City of Memphis Here’s what transportation will look like for SCS’ return to school Monday
As Shelby County Schools students gear up for in-person school Monday, Aug. 9, the district is revving up a new fleet of buses.
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MetroLatest TCAP results show significant learning loss
The Tennessee Department of Education released statewide testing numbers Monday, the first batch of data since schools closed in the spring of 2020.
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Metro Here’s how schools in Shelby County are reopening
As the start of the school year approaches, Shelby County Schools and surrounding suburban districts are releasing guidelines on how they’ll reopen safely, amid rising COVID-19 cases and uncertainty around the Delta variant.
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July 2021
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Metro State education commissioner visits SCS summer academy
State education commissioner Penny Schwinn visited an SCS Summer Learning Academy at Lowrance K-8 School.
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Metro Charter school leaders explain what their 2021-22 school year will look like
Roblin Webb of Freedom Preparatory Academy, Yetta Lewis of Gestalt Community Schools and Bobby White of Frayser Community Schools joined Behind the Headlines to talk about what they’re doing to prepare for the return to classrooms.
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Metro Masks part of SCS COVID-19 guidelines for 2021-22 school year
Masks will be required when the coming SCS school year begins, but field trips, athletics and reopened playgrounds will come back again.
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MetroHow Memphis got two teachers’ unions
The two teachers’ unions in Memphis used to be one. But a battle over local control caused them to split.
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Metro Memphis Friends of Israel rally against anti-semitism
Many of those who gathered said their aim was to fight misinformation and misrepresentations of Jewish people, and make the case for Americans to see what Israel is about for themselves.
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MetroPorter-Leath talks future without SCS
On “Behind the Headlines,” Porter-Leath’s Rob Hughes discusses the future of preschool in Shelby County after the abrupt end to its partnership with Shelby County Schools.
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Neighborhoods Perea Preschool no longer affiliated with Church Health
Perea Preschool is no longer connected with Church Health, instead being absorbed into Perea Elementary School, as of July 1.
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Metro Fourth of July may mark a turning point in pandemic
Independence Day gatherings and parades mark a return to near-normalcy. But COVID-19 cast a shadow on July 4, as 66 new cases pushed Shelby County over the 100,000 mark. Many are the highly contagious Delta variant.
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Business NTSB issues preliminary report on Cates plane crash
The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report detailing the moments before the airplane crash that claimed the life of civic leader George Cates.
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Metro SCS fills dozens of leadership positions
Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray announced 38 leadership positions in the district are being filled, including 24 new principals.
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June 2021
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Metro SCS approves $750,000 contract with Educational Epiphany
The district voted to approve a $750,000 contract for Educational Epiphany, a company whose proposed contract teachers protested earlier this year.
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