MSCS board changes rules governing system’s attorney
The new structure, outlined in a resolution sponsored by all nine board members, is a return to a precedent of the legacy Memphis City Schools district.
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EducationShe teaches special education. The city helped her buy a house.
The City of Memphis is expanding its down payment assistance program to help more educators move to and live in Memphis.
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EducationHere’s how many teacher vacancies are at your Memphis school
Memphis-Shelby County Schools began the 2024-25 year with 478 teacher vacancies, according to documents obtained by The Daily Memphian.
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Neighborhoods Frayser landfill nixed to applause, but owners not ditching expansion effort
The Land Use Control Board sided with a recommendation to reject the landfill’s expansion in Frayser, a relief for the advocates who opposed it. But the landfill’s owners will now seek approval from the City Council.
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Education Missing funds halt construction on Whitehaven STEM lab
“Let me just call it out. The money’s at South Hollywood,” said Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs, in an apparent reference to the school board district offices at 160 S. Hollywood St.
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Education Memphis’ new school board members are political novices — how they won
Natalie McKinney and Tamarques Porter will take elected office for the first time when they are sworn in to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. Knocking on doors got them here.
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Elections Contested MSCS board races could usher in new era for school system
Four sitting Memphis school board members face challengers in the upcoming election, including District 2 representative and MSCS board chair Althea Greene. She is facing Natalie McKinney, a public critic of the district’s superintendent search process, and pastor Ernest Gillespie III.
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Elections Voters overhaul Memphis school board
Voters ousted two of the three incumbents who sought reelection, including the board’s chair.
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EducationBudget shortfall looms over progress for Frayser, Cordova high schools
If funding pressures disrupt construction timelines for the new schools, Shelby County Commissioner Charlie Caswell knows what he wants to see: “Frayser’s coming first.”
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Education All-girls Grizzlies prep school approved
“We’ve seen good work from the single-gender schools, even though there’s not that many of them,” said Emily Lilley of the Tennessee Charter School Center.
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Academics, school safety top issues for voters in MSCS District 4
Academic success and student safety were the top concerns of a handful of voters who came to cast their ballots after lunch at New Beginnings Community Church on Kirby Parkway.
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July 2024
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Education Alabama media personality joins MSCS as communications head
The professional comedian, performing under the FunnyMaine moniker, gained popularity for his comedic re-enactments of University of Alabama football fans.
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Education‘Abuse of overtime’ cost Memphis district $1M, superintendent says
A new policy would require all overtime to receive advance approval from Superintendent Marie Feagins, and make no exceptions for emergencies.
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Education Spending nears $150K in five Memphis school board races
Political action committees have reported more than $73,000 in donations to candidates for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board.
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Education Memphis school board incumbent withdraws bid to keep District 7 seat
The departure from the race leaves voters in parts of South Memphis and Oakhaven neighborhoods with four other candidates to consider.
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Education Memphis-Shelby County Schools settles in Satan Club lawsuit
Representatives for the club filed a lawsuit in March, claiming that the school district had “chosen to defy the First Amendment” by charging “excessive” and “unexpected” fees to rent space at Chimneyrock Elementary School for the club.
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EducationTN tops US in financial-aid forms, but many high schools lag behind
Two Frayser high schools increased financial-aid application completion rates this year, bucking state and district trends. But more students still need to fill out the form for college.
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DowntownSterick redevelopment has plans for newly named Stereo Alley
The historic alleyway runs east from Second Street now to Fourth Street between Court and Madison avenues. Stuart Harris, a developer who spearheaded a renaming effort, said the “in-between” place holds “a lot of possibility and magic.”
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Education Southwest sold its Frayser campus. Here’s what a new location could offer.
The college is considering a future location in Frayser or Raleigh with programming tailored to the neighborhoods’ needs and interests.
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North Memphis Southwest Tennessee Community College sells Frayser campus
Southwest sold its Gill Center to education neighbors Libertas, who plan to renovate the building for a middle school expansion, the organizations announced Wednesday.
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EducationLandfill seeks expansion in Frayser, bringing it closer to school
A Memphis demolition company has renewed plans to double the size of its construction debris landfill, but is again facing opposition from Frayser residents who are critical of the existing site.
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Education North Memphis school set for closure will stay open under MSCS
MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins says Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School, shuttered last week by its state-takeover operators, will stay open this fall and expand to take on students from Humes Middle School. MSCS closed Humes earlier this spring.
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EducationDespite possible shift of laid-off employees, MSCS’ teacher shortage continues
During a recent hiring fair, MSCS offered jobs to about 100 people, but only 15 candidates were given teaching positions.
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EducationWhat the state says went wrong at Memphis Scholars’ charter schools
Findings from the state-run Achievement School District showed “serious noncompliance and material violations of the charter agreement” by Memphis Scholars, revealing additional information about the abrupt closure of the operators three charter schools.
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EducationThree Memphis charter schools set for abrupt closure
Charter operator Memphis Scholars received a violation from Tennessee’s Achievement School District, prompting a board vote to close three schools that serve more than 400 students in North and South Memphis.
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