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A smile ends teacher's struggle with 'that student'

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 16:32:28 -0600

'It was my job to provide intervention for X-Man, 45 minutes every day. What a way to kick off my morning, huh?'

All 30 schools in Tennessee turnaround district would exit by 2022 under plan

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Mon, 6 Jan 2020 18:40:23 -0600

According to a copy of the proposal obtained by Chalkbeat, the transition is part of a massive reset for the embattled turnaround model known as the Achievement School District, which has fallen woefully short of its goal to improve student performance since launching in 2012.

State leader backs Southwest Early College High closure

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Mon, 6 Jan 2020 15:53:28 -0600

At stake is the education of 133 students who could need to find a new high school after May.

State-run district adds to list of Memphis school buildings with high lead levels

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 04:05:01 -0600

Three Memphis schools joined a list of buildings with water sources that contain unsafe lead levels. Many schools in the district have yet to be tested.

First group of Memphis parents hears how vouchers work

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Thu, 5 Dec 2019 15:22:09 -0600

The goal of the meeting at a private Christian school in southeast Memphis was to tell families that starting next year, they could be eligible for up to $7,300 in education voucher money to send their children to a private school or to use for other private services.

Charter leaders call special education funding a 'Band-Aid solution'

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:00:29 -0600

Leaders in the Achievement School District, charter schools that took over historically low-performing schools, fear further state cuts would seriously affect special education programs for students with some of the highest needs.

Southwest high school fires back at district close recommendation

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:28:45 -0500

The 133 students who attend the school might need to find a new school in just over a week, which school leaders say would create a situation where students “would not be well-served.”

New structure at Crosstown High: No principal after leadership shake-up

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Wed, 9 Oct 2019 15:48:29 -0500

Alexis Gwin-Miller’s departure as principal came 10 days after a student-led protest. Dozens of students asked questions about the school’s cohort model, which was in place before Gwin-Miller was hired.

Three Memphis schools may exit Tennessee Achievement District

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 12:00:08 -0500

The Memphis schools have shown enough improvement to be eligible to leave the Tennessee Achievement School district next school year. Since that's never happened before, no one knows how that should work.

Crosstown High loses principal after student walkout

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Thu, 3 Oct 2019 16:54:02 -0500

Crosstown parents and students were told principal Alexis Gwin-Miller was no longer employed at the school. It’s not clear if Gwin-Miller resigned or was fired.

Southwest ends its relationship with Early College High School

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:32:30 -0500

Southwest Tennessee Community College is cutting ties with the embattled charter school it partnered with to allow high school students to earn a diploma and an associate degree, according to a letter sent to the high school's parents.

13 people will shape Shelby County's vision on early childhood education

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0500

The goal of First 8 Memphis is to bring together enough money to pay for pre-K for any child in Memphis who wants to attend, especially children in low-income neighborhoods.

Crosstown High students walk out of class to call for diversity, innovation efforts

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:31:31 -0500

More than 100 protesting students left their Crosstown classrooms Friday, and presented a letter with their grievances to the administration.

Memphis district recommends closing Southwest Early College High School

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:57:17 -0500

The school board will vote on the district’s recommendation to close the school at its October meeting, as the district has to provide 30 days notice on such a vote.

Two closed Memphis schools could get new life

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:48:28 -0500

Carnes Elementary and Northside High could be reborn as a charter school and a small business incubator, respectively, pending approval of the Shelby County Schools board.

Memphis state-run school improves math scores 9 percentage points in one year

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Thu, 5 Sep 2019 19:11:35 -0500

Cornerstone Prep Denver’s student achievement is the highest of all 30 schools in the Achievement School District, the district of charter schools tasked with turning around Tennessee’s lowest-performing schools.

Parents, students seek SCS inquiry of Southwest Early College High School

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:56:17 -0500

Superintendent Joris Ray said what he heard about Southwest Early College High School gave him “grave concern,” but stopped short of saying the district would investigate.

School turnaround model has not improved student achievement, research finds

maldrich@Chalkbeat.org (Marta W. Aldrich) — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:34:14 -0500

The state-run district took over low-performing schools in Memphis and Nashville with a goal of vaulting them out of the state’s bottom 5% and into the top 25% academically. The schools – 28 in Memphis and two in Nashville – have performed no better or worse than comparable struggling schools outside of the district.

Achievement School District scores remain stubbornly low

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:14:48 -0500

Only 3.4% of high schoolers in the Achievement School District met the state’s proficiency standards on this year’s math and English exams, while 12.6% of elementary students reached that benchmark.

What you need to know about the 2019 school year

cbauman@chalkbeat.org (Caroline Bauman) — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:39:15 -0500

Tennessee’s State Department of Education, as well as the state’s two largest school districts, Memphis and Nashville, are heading into their first new school year after major leadership changes.