Teachers jump at last-minute vaccination offer
After a late-night notification, teachers braved Monday’s weather to receive expiring doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Topic: Shelby County Schools
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February 2021
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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.
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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.
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Herrington: It’s time for SCS to offer in-person school option
Given what we actually know about COVID spread and what we should value, it’s never felt right to me that I could sit inside a restaurant dining room but my kids couldn’t sit inside a classroom.
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Most Memphis charter networks are reopening but most students aren’t returning
Charter schools run by nonprofit organizations are allowed to make their own plans about reopening buildings. That means about a quarter of Memphis students attend public schools that are not obligated to follow Superintendent Joris Ray’s decision to continue all-virtual learning.
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County Commission urges state to move up teacher vaccinations
The resolution, approved Monday, Feb. 8, in a unanimous vote, isn’t binding on the state. But it calls on the state to move teachers up in the vaccination line as a condition for reopening the state’s largest school system.
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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.
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Opinion: Our kids are under house arrest
Dan Conaway: “Our kids, Memphis kids, our tomorrow, have to get back in classrooms. Today. Period. Every day they don’t is another day falling further behind.”
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SCS joins ranks of U.S. schools facing pressure to reopen
Gov. Bill Lee talked with SCS Superintendent Joris Ray about potentially returning children to classes by Feb. 15. Dozens of Tennessee counties have progressed to Phase 1b, which includes teachers in the vaccination priority list.
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SCS increasingly isolated as state’s only district without in-person classes
The state’s largest school system – Shelby County Schools – becomes the only school system in the state to have no in-person classes as Metro Nashville Schools resumes some in-person classes Thursday, Feb. 4.
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Race, politics and power loom large in dispute over reopening schools
Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray has stood firm with all-remote learning, and accuses state leaders of being out of touch with the needs of Memphis students, who are mostly Black and disproportionately affected by the deadly virus.
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Check your kids’ SCS devices; the filters may not be working
Some parents say the content filters on their SCS devices aren’t working and children can “Google anything under the sun.”
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Dr. Jon McCullers gives practical picture of pandemic response
In an address to the Memphis Rotary Club, Dr. Jon McCullers gave a practical picture of the road ahead for Shelby County’s pandemic response in 2021.
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Local virtual learning data points to student struggles
Memphis students are struggling with material taught during virtual learning, a top Shelby County Schools official said, pointing to test results.
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Chamber president seeks return to classes for SCS
Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Beverly Robertson sent a letter to Shelby County Schools superintendent Joris Ray and the board to urge them to reopen Memphis area schools.
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January 2021
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SCS to delay return to classes again
SCS students won’t go back to school on Feb. 8.
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In CDC’s backyard, school reopening debate divides experts
Just down the road from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a community flush with resident health professionals, the Decatur, Georgia, school system had no shortage of expert input on whether to resume in-person classes amid the coronavirus pandemic. -
The hurdles SCS schools face as it tries to reopen
Legislation potentially could force parents to send their children into situations they believe to be unsafe.
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‘Please don’t hurt my children,’ Joris Ray begs lawmakers
Superintendent Joris Ray posted a video Friday, Jan. 22 urging state legislators to vote against a bill that could “defund public education” if Shelby County Schools remain closed.
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Opinion: Pandemic makes need for school choice clear
‘The point is not to determine the merits of public education versus private education. Why can’t we champion both?’
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Cordova High principal placed on leave for controversial comments
Principal’s comments on the power social media and big tech companies have are under scrutiny from Shelby County Schools officials.
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Tennessee to consider summer school, tutoring to help students catch up
The 112th Tennessee General Assembly convened on Tuesday and is gearing up for a Jan. 19 special session to focus on pandemic-related challenges for students, educators, and schools.
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Shelby County Schools considers how to spend next round of coronavirus relief money
District officials said they expect money they will get from the latest federal relief package could be about four times higher than last time, or about $190 million.
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As Memphis district considers future of virtual learning, superintendent says, ‘No one will force me to open schools’
The tension between the Memphis leader and state officials illustrates the differences in how Tennesseans are responding to school safety concerns related to the virus.
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December 2020
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Students led overhaul of sexual harassment protections in Shelby County Schools
Shelby County Schools leaders recently revised how the Memphis district handles sexual harassment complaints after pressure from former and current students who championed the change starting four years ago.
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