Young: We need smart, capable leaders on school board
Memphis Mayor Paul Young writes: “Even if you do not have kids participating in the system, I ask you to treat the current school board election as a key vote worthy of your highest attention.”
Topic: Memphis-Shelby County Schools
RSSThere are 261 article(s) tagged Memphis-Shelby County Schools:
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July 2024
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Meet the MSCS senior leadership team
Superintendent Marie Feagins’ group is significantly different from the cabinets of previous Memphis-Shelby County Schools administrations.
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MSCS head Marie Feagins celebrates first 100 days
New Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins said her first 100 days went “exactly the way that I had hoped.”
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MSCS school board candidate voter guide
Five of the nine seats on Memphis-Shelby County Schools board are on the ballot Aug. 1 at a time of great transition for the school district, which is under the leadership of a new superintendent. Our guide helps voters understand the options.
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In their own words: Meet MSCS District 7 school board candidates
Chalkbeat asked Danielle Huggins, Frank Johnson, Towanna Murphy and Jason Sharif about their platforms for the upcoming Memphis Shelby County Schools board race.
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In their own words: Meet MSCS District 2 school board candidates
Chalkbeat asked Ernest Gillespie III, Althea Greene and Natalie McKinney about their platforms for the upcoming school board race.
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In their own words: Meet MSCS District 3 school board candidates
Chalkbeat asked Jesse Jeff, Stephanie Love, Ozell Pace Jr. and Angela Rogers about their platforms for the upcoming school board race.
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In their own words: Meet MSCS District 4 school board candidates
Chalkbeat asked James Q. Bacchus, Eric Harris, Tamarques Porter and Anecia Washington about their platforms for the upcoming school board race.
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In their own words: Meet MSCS District 5 school board candidates
Chalkbeat asked Mauricio Calvo, Audrey Elion and Sable Otey about their platforms for the upcoming Memphis-Shelby County Schools board race.
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Landfill seeks expansion in Frayser, bringing it closer to school
A Memphis demolition company has renewed plans to double the size of its construction debris landfill, but is again facing opposition from Frayser residents who are critical of the existing site.
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North Memphis school set for closure will stay open under MSCS
MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins says Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School, shuttered last week by its state-takeover operators, will stay open this fall and expand to take on students from Humes Middle School. MSCS closed Humes earlier this spring.
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Despite possible shift of laid-off employees, MSCS’ teacher shortage continues
During a recent hiring fair, MSCS offered jobs to about 100 people, but only 15 candidates were given teaching positions.
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June 2024
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School board candidates talk about superintendent, layoffs
Fifteen candidates for school board, state House and U.S. House seats — including two incumbents — spoke at an election forum Thursday night.
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What the state says went wrong at Memphis Scholars’ charter schools
Findings from the state-run Achievement School District showed “serious noncompliance and material violations of the charter agreement” by Memphis Scholars, revealing additional information about the abrupt closure of the operators three charter schools.
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Three Memphis charter schools set for abrupt closure
Charter operator Memphis Scholars received a violation from Tennessee’s Achievement School District, prompting a board vote to close three schools that serve more than 400 students in North and South Memphis.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools board cuts more than 1,100 jobs
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins and Board of Education member Mauricio Calvo clashed over job cuts, but in the end a budget of more than $1.849 billion was passed.
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TCAP scores show mixed results for MSCS
Math and English language arts proficiency varies by race, and MSCS’ scores continue to fall below statewide data.
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Conaway: Feagins’ courage is welcome, except of course, by her board
Opinion: This school board is dangerously close to looking like the boards before it, playing to the people in the room during meetings rather than the 110,000 students and their families they were elected to serve.
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MSCS’ Feagins admits messaging missteps while defending layoffs
“I understand the critics. I receive it. I hear it. I listen to it,” MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins said of the district’s communications around the planned elimination of about 1,100 positions.
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Email: MSCS HR chief didn’t know about personnel cuts
The district’s HR chief sent a late-night email to the MSCS Board of Education that said the superintendent ignored advice from himself and MSCS’ former general counsel.
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MSCS board halts layoffs until Feagins presents personnel plan
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education voted 8-1 for Superintendent Marie Feagins to suspend layoffs as MSCS employees filled both the auditorium and overflow areas.
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MSCS email: More than 1,000 positions will be eliminated
According to the email, about 41% of those 1,100 positions, or around 450, are already vacant.
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MSCS leader receives a death threat
An anonymous caller recently threatened Memphis-Shelby County Schools' new superintendent through phone calls to her brother, according to a police report.
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May 2024
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Whitehaven High principal defends self after graduation fiasco
For more than a week, Principal Vincent Hunter has heard complaints about Whitehaven’s graduation ceremony being moved inside at the last minute, but he said the decision came from the top of the district.
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MSCS won’t allow teachers to carry guns
The MSCS school board passed a resolution April 30 that prohibits employees from carrying firearms on campus. Some suburban districts have also said they won’t allow teachers to concealed carry on their campuses.
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