East High merger has some parents ‘steamed’
The latest effort to increase enrollment at East High School is a merger with Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, but some have called what’s happened at East “educational redlining.”
Topic: Memphis-Shelby County Schools
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February 2022
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MSCS board member Shante Avant resigns
Shante Avant, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member representing district 6, announced her resignation Friday.
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Sharpe Elementary to remain closed ‘until further notice’
Tomorrow will be the sixth day that Sharpe will be closed since the storm.
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Two MSCS schools closed Wednesday
Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 9, due to outages from last week’s ice storm.
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MSCS appoints interim chief of safety and security
Carolyn Jackson is Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ first Black woman to serve in the role, a district statement said.
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MSCS to reopen all but seven schools
A majority of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 8, following three days of weather-related closures.
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Memphis-Shelby schools closed Monday
During a press briefing Sunday afternoon, Memphis Light, Gas & Water officials said 29 local schools, public and private, still lacked electricity.
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January 2022
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School district takes ‘swift action’ with new name, fewer schools
Memphis-Shelby County Schools, as the board voted to be called Tuesday evening, decided on a slew of changes that will have hundreds of students start next school year somewhere different.
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Two KIPP schools narrowly avoid closure
Two North Memphis KIPP schools that were recommended to close will stay open, Memphis-Shelby County Schools decided in Tuesday’s board business meeting.
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