MSCS educator named Tennessee Teacher of the Year
Melissa Collins, a 21-year veteran of the district and second-grade teacher at JP Freeman Optional School, has been named Tennessee Teacher of the Year.
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EducationMSCS to pay Ray $480K to remove distraction — though other options were available
The deal that removed Superintendent Joris Ray as head of one of the country’s largest public school systems will cost nearly half a million dollars and appears to give Ray a hand in picking his successor — and it would compensate him for doing so.
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Education MSCS to honor Young Dolph, three others, at Alumni Hall of Fame Gala
Memphis-Shelby County Schools will honor late rapper Young Dolph and three other prominent district alumni at its annual Alumni Hall of Fame Gala Friday night, Aug. 26.
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Education MSCS Superintendent Joris Ray resigns amid investigation of misconduct
Ray was put on paid leave on July 13 after the Board voted 7-2 to open a full investigation into allegations of his misconduct that were first reported by The Daily Memphian days before.
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Education Cummings school to remain closed for second week
Cummings K-8 is closed following a ceiling collapse Monday, Aug. 15, inside its library.
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Education Three Cummings Elementary employees injured in ceiling collapse
Three faculty members were transported to the hospital, but no students were injured. The school closed for the day and children were taken to Metropolitan Baptist Church.
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Education MSCS gets highest distinction in statewide assessment
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been named a Level 5 district under the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System, a tool that helps measure student academic growth over time.
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Education Student’s shoes alleged cause of Southwind High altercation
A Southwind High School student was allegedly involved in an altercation with several school resource officers for not wearing the proper shoes to school.
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Metro Member of Memphis State Eight dies
“Ralph’s impact on our institution and community is immeasurable, and we will forever celebrate his remarkable courage and legacy,” the University of Memphis wrote in a tweet.
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Metro Petition calls for Amy Coney Barrett’s removal from Rhodes’ Hall of Fame
The petition requests Barrett’s removal from the Hall of Fame based on her “public breach of the Honor Code.”
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Education Faced with state’s new voucher program, Ray’s absence, MSCS begins new school year
At the beginning of the 155th new school year for the district now known as MSCS, it is facing several critical issues.
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Education Teacher vacancies down ahead of school year, MSCS says
Today is the first day of the new school year for Memphis-Shelby County Schools, and the district still has 180 vacant teacher positions.
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Education MSCS staff and students end summer with back-to-school festival
As part of the celebration and back-to-school prep, the district also partnered with the Shelby County Health Department to provide students in need with free immunizations.
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Education Charles Everett ousted in MSCS school board election, McKissack, Coleman keep seats
New members will soon participate in a swearing-in ceremony to officially become part of the board. The board’s next meeting will be a work session Aug. 23. It will hold its monthly business meeting the following week on Aug. 30.
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Education MSCS celebrating new school year with fun run, festival and immunizations
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools district will host three events this weekend to kick off the 2022-2023 school year that starts Aug. 8.
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July 2022
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Education Joris Ray supervised second employee named as alleged affair
This marks the second connection made through records obtained by The Daily Memphian through open records requests to show Ray supervised a woman named in divorce filings as having had alleged affairs.
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Education Meet Kadesha Gordon, Immaculate Conception Cathedral School’s new principal
The school recently shuttered its all-girls high school program and switched to a classical education curriculum for its remaining students in grades K-8.
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Education Proposed charter schools could still have life after MSCS rejection
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board rejected on Tuesday evening, July 26, applications for three charter schools, but the schools could still gain approval by going an alternate route.
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ElectionsMeet the candidates for the MSCS board election
Here’s a look at the candidates for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board election.
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Education Joris Ray formerly supervised woman with whom he allegedly had affair
Superintendent Joris Ray had a supervisory role over at least one of the women with whom he is alleged to have had had an affair, according to personnel files from the Memphis-Shelby County School System.
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Transportation & Logistics AutoZone exec appointed to U of M Board of Trustees
Gov. Bill Lee’s appointment will replace current board member R. Brad Martin, if confirmed by the Tennessee state legislature.
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Education STEM ecosystem aims to enrich talent pipeline
A group of organizations representing some of Memphis’ brightest minds are working to expand access to STEM education for students who have been historically underrepresented in science-related careers.
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Education UTHSC College of Nursing receives $3.9M grant for rural mobile health needs
“There is a population in Lake and Lauderdale counties who have poorer health care outcomes due to difficulty accessing care,” said University of Tennessee Health Science Center Assistant Professor Diana Dedmond.
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Education U of M names new dean of engineering college
Okenwa Okoli received Florida State’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award for his work to recruit and retain U.S. students in STEM graduate programs with a focus on bridging the achievement gap for minorities.
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Education MSCS Board announces investigation, puts Superintendent Ray on leave
Board chair Michelle McKissack announced that Ray will be on paid administrative leave while the investigation is being conducted. Deputy superintendents John Barker and Angela Whitelaw will serve in the interim.
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