There are 27 article(s) tagged Chalkbeat:

• December 2018

  • Memphis and Nashville put on notice about which schools could face state takeover in 2020

    In one of her final acts as Tennessee education commissioner, Candice McQueen has identified nearly 20 schools that could require the most drastic state interventions — including possibly state takeover in 2020 — if their test scores don’t increase dramatically, according to documents obtained by Chalkbeat.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Chalkbeat Tennessee December 20, 2018

• November 2018

  • Dorsey Hopson leaving Shelby County Schools, sources say

    Sources report that Superintendent Dorsey Hopson will resign after five years of leading Shelby County Schools. Rumors of Hopson’s departure have been flying for months.

    By Caroline Bauman November 20, 2018