Memphis school board calls for charter moratorium
The Shelby County Schools board included the request to state lawmakers to hold off on charter approvals until the state evaluates how they are doing.
Topic: Charter schools
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December 2019
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October 2019
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Fired teacher sues Memphis charter school
Patricia Ange is seeking $350,000 in damages against Memphis Academy of Health Sciences High School, which enrolled about 400 students last year.
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August 2019
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SCS board OKs new policy for Memphis charter schools
The policy gives the board the ability to deny a charter school application to open in a neighborhood with relatively few students; establishes a timeline for revoking a school’s charter if it shows poor academic results; and provides schools a chance to compete for free rent in district buildings.
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July 2019
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10 new schools will open in Memphis this academic year
The openings and closings will bring the total number of Memphis charter schools to 82 — with Shelby County Schools overseeing 57 and the state-run Achievement School District overseeing 25 more.
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Feds OK contract between charter school network, Catholic diocese
The federal guidance removes the final hurdle for Compass Community Schools to open its six campuses across Memphis on July 31 in former Catholic school buildings.
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June 2019
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11 Memphis charter school applications rejected
“The state has pretty clear criteria for what an academic plan should look like, what an operational plan should look like and what a financial plan should look like. None of those schools really met that criteria,” said Bradley Leon, Shelby County Schools chief of strategy and performance management.
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May 2019
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An embattled Memphis charter school shuts down, forcing 150 students to make choices
Now that Gateway is officially closed, parents and students are left to find a new high school. Many are headed to their zoned neighborhood schools; others are still searching.
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Statewide commission will ensure high bar for charter schools
This year, the Tennessee General Assembly approved Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to establish an independent statewide authorizer of public charter schools. The commission will ensure decisions to open or close public charter schools are made based on the specific needs of local students.
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Herenton will appeal SCS board vote to close one of his charter schools
The board voted to keep open three out of six Memphis charter schools that appeared on the state’s list of lowest-performing schools, and voted to close the three other charter schools on the list, all run by former superintendent and current Memphis mayoral candidate Willie Herenton.
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April 2019
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Few charter schools want to open where SCS says they’re needed
The district’s new analysis on where charter schools are most needed was based on the number of students in various Memphis neighborhoods and the school seats available for them.
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March 2019
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Griffin: More certified teachers, better K-2 instructors top priorities for ASD
In a presentation to Memphis parents this week, Griffin said: “The life of the ASD is at stake. We either fix it and show improvement or it’s not going to exist….”
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Governor says plans would help low-income students, but they cast a much wider net
Gov. Bill Lee's proposed voucher program could provide an average of $7,300 annually to families that make double the annual income under federal eligibility requirements for receiving free and reduced-price lunches.
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Camper hammers Lee on vouchers proposal in State of the State
Gov. Bill Lee proposes putting $25 million into education savings accounts, a program that would affect low-income students in Shelby County Schools.
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Tennessee charter school facility funding would double under governor’s plan
Charter schools were the only education topic addressed when the governor’s office released advance excerpts of Lee’s State of the State address.
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February 2019
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New Memphis charter school guidelines would help decide if there are too many in one neighborhood
Under new guidelines being developed, Shelby County Schools board members would be able to systematically slow growth of Memphis charter schools.
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In last effort to stay open, Gateway University appeals to Tennessee board
Leaders of a Memphis charter high school have requested that the state board of education overturn the local district’s vote to close the school.
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As low-performing Memphis charters await vote on their fate, the district asks families to consider other schools
Shelby County Schools leaders are urging charter families to choose another school for their children, as four charter operators await the Shelby County Schools board’s vote on whether to shut them down. -
State board sides with Memphis district in closing City University Boys school
The state Board of Education voted Friday to uphold the decision of Shelby County Schools to not renew the charter of City University Boys Preparatory. The school will close in May, following the end of this school year.
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State board staff agrees with Memphis district, recommends closing City University Boys school
The state board of education is being told it should approve a recommendation to shut down a small Memphis charter middle school after 10 years of operation.
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January 2019
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Silent so far, Memphis charter leaders to get to make the case to keep their school open
Gateway University – the Memphis charter school that district officials say broke state law – will have the chance to publicly make the case for why the school board should not vote to close the school.
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December 2018
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Charter school will transform large, vacant building on Summer
A substantial development emerged Friday for Summer Avenue and the Highland Heights neighborhood with confirmation that a charter school plans to renovate and move into a large, vacant building on the commercial corridor.
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November 2018
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Charter schools benefit local education but must meet challenges, panelists argue
With nine new charter schools opening in Memphis next year and another seven closing due to low performance, local education leaders say charters create accessibility to choices – but also are accountable for meeting standards. -
Aspire Memphis’ future in question as board weighs paths forward
Facing a roughly $2 million operating deficit and lagging academic progress, a California-based charter organization that runs four schools in Memphis is reconsidering its future in the city – even floating the possibility of pulling out of the area altogether.
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September 2018
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Memphis moves from problem child to poster child on Tennessee’s new school improvement list
The city that has been the epicenter of Tennessee’s school improvement work since 2012 got encouraging news on Friday as fewer Memphis schools landed on the state’s newest list of troubled schools.
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