There are 205 article(s) tagged Education:

• August 2021

  • Masks will be required in all K-12 schools in Shelby County

    The Shelby County Health Department amended Directive No. 24 to require face coverings for students and teachers in all K-12 schools, officials announced Friday.

    By Jane Roberts, Abigail Warren August 09, 2021

  • About Town: Frayser schools going for bold new solutions

    FCS officials don’t expect the initiative to transform its fortunes overnight, but what it hopes to accomplish is address institutional inequities they believed have disproportionately impacted Black students for decades.

    By Omer Yusuf August 06, 2021

  • Local charter school network ends expulsions, police presence

    Frayser Community Schools officials are hoping a new initiative will create a better atmosphere leading to higher academic performances this year when students fully resume in-person learning.

    By Omer Yusuf August 04, 2021

• July 2021

  • Mother’s bet to open Frayser driving school paying off

    Caswell Driving School’s team is preparing for upcoming driving courses, while also handling numerous messages from its website, Facebook page and calls from intrigued residents all over Shelby County.

    By Omer Yusuf July 20, 2021

• June 2021

  • LeMoyne-Owen reopens for first time since pandemic began

    LeMoyne-Owen welcomed back students — prospective or current — for the first since the campus closed last March at the COVID-19 pandemic’s beginning; a moment that brought joy and excitement to staff and faculty at Memphis’ only HBCU.

    By Omer Yusuf June 18, 2021

• May 2021

  • The Politics of Phonics: Power, profit and politics guide reading

    Tennessee’s new elementary school reading policies are the product of a tangled web of government, business and academics that has reshaped national and state reading policies time and again.

    By David Waters May 06, 2021

• April 2021

  • Bill affecting 3Gs heads to House floor, chased by Kelsey amendment

    The House is scheduled to hear legislation related to Germantown’s namesake schools Monday, but language affecting the 3Gs won’t be part of it.

    By Abigail Warren April 11, 2021

• March 2021

  • New early childhood center to create more access for Frayser families

    Porter-Leath is holding a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for its $11.7 million facility at 3060 Baskin St. in Frayser. On-site programming at the location should begin in the next couple of weeks.

    By Omer Yusuf March 26, 2021

• February 2021

  • Suburban schools close remainder of week

    Many suburban districts are utilizing virtual learning due to the snowy conditions.

    By Abigail Warren February 17, 2021

  • Suburban schools close Tuesday after snow covers Shelby County

    Many suburban school districts will be closed Tuesday, Feb. 16, after significant snowfall blanketed Shelby County.

    By Abigail Warren February 15, 2021

  • SCS to begin gradual return to classroom next month

    SCS students will begin to gradually return to campus beginning March 1, the district announced Friday, with older students coming back a week later.

    By Abigail Warren February 12, 2021

  • The risks of reopening — and not reopening — Shelby County Schools

    This episode of “Behind the Headlines” is part of a series of shows on education during COVID.

    By Eric Barnes February 12, 2021

  • The challenges of virtual learning and how to recover from “learning loss”

    The conversation on “Behind the Headlines” with three experts in education reveals the complexities in reopening schools and helping students catch up.

    By Eric Barnes February 05, 2021

• January 2021

  • Legislators approve handful of education-related measures to end short special session

    Intent on returning kids to classrooms, reversing months of “learning loss” and improving literacy, the Tennessee General Assembly approved a handful of bills Thursday and Friday, Jan. 21-22, and $110 million in spending.

    By Ian Round January 23, 2021

  • Education bills advance as special legislative session continues

    Legislators passed four bills Thursday, Jan. 21, during the third day of a special education session amid protests from Democrats, education advocates and at least one Republican.

    By Ian Round January 21, 2021

  • Lee outlines plan to address learning loss of students amid school closures

    Kicking off a special legislative session focused on education, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee Tuesday, Jan. 19, outlined his plans to address the learning loss many students have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Ian Round January 19, 2021

  • Kelsey appointed to chair state Senate’s education committee

    Kelsey, who represents Germantown, Cordova and East Memphis. will serve as chairman of the senate education committee.

    By Abigail Warren January 13, 2021

• December 2020

  • Memphis school leaders ask $30 million for learning loss and literacy

    The request would increase to about $50 million annually in the third year as the Memphis district hires more teacher assistants for students in K-2.

    By Laura Faith Kebede December 15, 2020

  • After-school program a reality after receiving $320K UT grant

    Granville T. Woods Academy was awarded a $320,000 grant from University of Tennessee’s Extension program. The STEM-based (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) school was one of two grant recipients in the entire state.

    By Omer Yusuf December 12, 2020

• November 2020

  • Junior Achievement adds more entrepreneurship programs

    In its Building Blocks program, JA partners with Shelby County Schools to offer a 40-part video series and curriculum guides to introduce students to local entrepreneurs.

    By Christin Yates November 21, 2020

  • Linda Fisher ‘enjoyed every minute’ on Germantown school board

    Linda Fisher is stepping down from the Germantown Board of Education after seven years. Fisher is the last original member on the suburban district’s board.

    By Abigail Warren November 17, 2020

• October 2020

  • Opinion: Why our schools need to reopen

    White children are two times more likely than Black and Hispanic children to have the option of going to school in person. Shouldn’t we be more troubled by this social injustice?

    By David Hill October 29, 2020

  • Local charter network to allow some teachers and students back into classroom

    If the initial plan is successful, FCS officials hope its full return to in-person learning mirrors Shelby County Schools, slated for January 2021.

    By Omer Yusuf October 22, 2020

  • St. George’s names Gibson head of school

    St. George’s has named Timothy Gibson as head of school. Gibson has served in the position on an interim basis since Ross Peters stepped down.

    By Abigail Warren October 02, 2020

• September 2020

  • Report: Tenn. students suffer learning loss due to pandemic shutdown

    Gov. Bill Lee sounded the alarm Wednesday, saying Tennessee is projecting a massive learning loss by students because of school closings during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for minority students and those with disabilities.

    By Sam Stockard September 24, 2020