There are 29 article(s) tagged Shante Avant:

• October 2020

  • SCS students could be back in school by January

    During a school board committee meeting, SCS Superintendent Joris Ray told board members that the timeline is dependent upon the data.

    By Linda A. Moore October 27, 2020

• July 2020

  • BTW’s class of 2020 gifted with laptops, coding lessons from Women’s Foundation

    The Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis is working to reduce poverty in the 38126 ZIP code, one of the poorest in the city. Booker T. Washington High School is at the center of the initiative.

    By Linda A. Moore July 01, 2020

• June 2020

  • Saturday school is out as SCS lays out options for 2020-21 calendar

    Instead, Shelby County Schools’ leaders will consider ideas such as adding an extra hour to the school day, shortening holidays and extending the school year. 

    By Laura Faith Kebede June 20, 2020

• May 2020

  • Shelby County Schools board approves $1.37 billion budget

    Board members also approved a $65 million capital improvement budget — more than double the $25 million that the county mayor has proposed for school building needs.

    By Jacinthia Jones May 13, 2020