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(c) 2024 Tennessee is supposed to track COVID in schools, but privacy and reporting make it tough https://dailymemphian.com/article/18356 <p>Tennessee&rsquo;s online database to inform students and parents about the prevalence of COVID-19 cases&nbsp;on school campuses gives an incomplete picture because of privacy concerns and limited reporting by districts.</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/18356 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:52:04 -0600 KIPP Memphis moves toward return to campus https://dailymemphian.com/article/17397 <p>The move back to school buildings would make KIPP one of the first public schools in the city to reopen after starting all remote. The return to in-person learning is outlined in a letter from the charter network&rsquo;s CEO Kendra Ferguson.&nbsp;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/17397 Fri, 9 Oct 2020 10:47:32 -0500 Gov. Lee backs education commissioner Penny Schwinn: 'I am pleased' with her work https://dailymemphian.com/article/16799 <p>Lee was twice asked to address the lack of confidence in Schwinn among some of his own party&rsquo;s lawmakers. At least one Republican legislator has suggested holding a no-confidence vote on the education chief.</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/16799 Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:21:16 -0500 State Board rejects school district requests to waive physical education, class size https://dailymemphian.com/article/15681 <p>But citing the need for districts to adhere to social distancing guidelines, the board granted 56 requests to waive duty-free lunch breaks for teachers.&nbsp;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/15681 Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:00:04 -0500 Temperature checks, masks are among requirements in SCS back-to-school plan https://dailymemphian.com/article/15304 <p>Shelby County Schools&rsquo; plan addresses every aspect of the school day starting with bus rides and ending with after-school care and extracurricular activities.&nbsp;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Front Page Metro Education Coronavirus https://dailymemphian.com/article/15304 Wed, 8 Jul 2020 22:17:08 -0500 Memphis leaders consider what schools will look like this fall https://dailymemphian.com/article/14099 <p>Should classes resume in school buildings, officials are considering the logistics necessary for social distancing, such as staggered school days where certain grades would go on certain days, splitting classes into half-day sessions and running more bus routes.&nbsp;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/14099 Mon, 18 May 2020 11:47:43 -0500 Shelby County Schools board approves $1.37 billion budget https://dailymemphian.com/article/13947 <p>Board members also approved a $65 million capital improvement budget &mdash; more than double the $25 million that the county mayor has proposed&nbsp;for school building needs.</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/13947 Wed, 13 May 2020 10:44:12 -0500 KIPP closes two Memphis charter schools https://dailymemphian.com/article/13312 <p>KIPP officials say they will continue remote learning plans through the end of the school year, but the closings will mean hundreds of students will have to find new schools this fall.&nbsp;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/13312 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:17:50 -0500 Memphis schools spared from proposed county budget cuts https://dailymemphian.com/article/13269 <p>Mayor Lee Harris recommended maintaining the $427 million the county allocated this year for the operating budgets for all seven of Shelby County&rsquo;s school systems.&nbsp;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/13269 Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:22:09 -0500 School board met privately to discuss coronavirus issues https://dailymemphian.com/article/12458 <p>The meeting behind (virtual) closed doors appears to violate a state statute governing how public business should be conducted, according to a letter&nbsp;sent to the Shelby County Schools district from a lawyer representing Chalkbeat.</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/12458 Wed, 1 Apr 2020 09:23:35 -0500 First 8 hires leader for early childhood education efforts in Memphis https://dailymemphian.com/article/10896 <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kandace Thomas, who was with the Irving Harris Foundation in Chicago for the last 13 years, will start work April 1 at the Memphis organization that oversees funding for early education initiatives.</span></p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/10896 Sat, 22 Feb 2020 04:05:01 -0600 Voters approved a sales tax increase for police, firefighters – and maybe pre-K, too https://dailymemphian.com/article/8087 <p>The sales tax will fund pension and healthcare benefits for police and firefighters, but prekindergarten is also a beneficiary of the referendum.&nbsp;Just how much money is likely to go toward early education efforts in the city is unknown.&nbsp;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/8087 Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:33:55 -0500 Memphis coordinates preschool funding to boost quality https://dailymemphian.com/article/7445 <p>A joint commitment to fund early education and prekindergarten services, including money for the first time from the city of Memphis, seeks to save thousands of prekindergarten seats that were in jeopardy when federal funding ended June 30.</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Front Page Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/7445 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:45:29 -0500 More than half of Tennessee schools improved in most subjects on TNReady tests https://dailymemphian.com/article/6828 <p>More than 40% of elementary and middle school students met the state&rsquo;s proficiency standards in math, compared to 36.5% in 2018.&nbsp;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/6828 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:35:04 -0500 Funding approval will save 1,000 pre-K seats https://dailymemphian.com/article/5853 <p>The pre-K funding will come from the county&rsquo;s reserves and are expected to be replenished once a court case has been resolved, said commission chairman Van Turner, who did not say what case he was referencing.</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/5853 Tue, 25 Jun 2019 13:48:22 -0500 Lawmakers slam education officials after local providers lose grants for infant and toddler services https://dailymemphian.com/article/4640 <p>Nearly half of the 35 longtime providers from around the state lost their state contracts in the latest award period in the Tennessee Early Intervention System, which provides educational services for children under the age of 3 with disabilities or developmental delays.</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/4640 Tue, 23 Apr 2019 12:21:47 -0500 Lawmakers lower income limit for school voucher eligibility https://dailymemphian.com/article/4243 <p>Gov. Bill Lee had campaigned on giving more educational choices to low-income families in districts with failing schools. But the original income cap was criticized for being well above what&rsquo;s considered low-income in Tennessee.</p> lfkebede@memphis.edu (Laura Faith Kebede) Metro Education https://dailymemphian.com/article/4243 Thu, 4 Apr 2019 13:19:13 -0500 Voucher program won't harm public schools, Tennessee governor says https://dailymemphian.com/article/3615 <p>Gov. Bill Lee said his proposed education savings accounts would not siphon money from public schools:&nbsp;&ldquo;For every dollar that goes with a child that leaves a school or a district, that district will receive a fill-in-the-gap amount of equal amount.&rdquo;</p> jajones@chalkbeat.org (Jacinthia Jones) Metro Education Front Page https://dailymemphian.com/article/3615 Fri, 8 Mar 2019 09:12:40 -0600