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Chris Herrington says he’s worried about kids going back to school, but worried about them not going back to school, and is rooting for SCS to find a safe way to do it. Plus, nine more opinions.
Officials won’t identify where the employees work, while education association leadership says it’s too soon to discuss opening schools.
The move back to school buildings would make KIPP one of the first public schools in the city to reopen after starting all remote. The return to in-person learning is outlined in a letter from the charter network’s CEO Kendra Ferguson.
In its third year, the middle school will operate in Fogelman Executive Center off Central and Innovation Drive.
During an appearance on “Behind The Headlines,” Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray also pushed back against the narrative that no high school football games for the state’s largest school system could limit the path to higher education for student athletes.
But third attempt to speak with Joris Ray ends in only despair and more frustration.
And, at local private schools, students give each other ‘air hugs’ and each lunch at their desks, as everyone tries to adjust.
Also, a sports talk radio host’s job-costing flub, and Shelby County Schools playing high school football in the spring is a nice idea, but it’s not happening.
Pain and frustration were on display as SCS football players met at the board’s offices to protest Tuesday’s decision to postpone indefinitely.
Shelby County athletes are right to ask why everyone else can play sports when they cannot. The honest answer to that question reflects badly on us all.
A call has gone out for a protest at the Shelby County Schools Board of Education on Wednesday morning.
Shelby County Schools superintendent Joris Ray announced Tuesday that he is postponing all fall sports in the district “until further notice.”
History teacher Daniel Warner has been recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education for his work at East High School.
The state requires 6.5 hours of daily instruction, which can be met through recorded lessons and students independently completing assignments, as well as teacher-led live lessons.
Shooting death of Demetrius Robinson prompts coaches from other schools to stand in solidarity against violence.
The threshold is not as strict as a demand from teacher protesters who called for keeping all classes online until the county reported no new coronavirus cases for 14 days.
After weeks of planning and device distributions, Shelby County Schools rings the bell for the first day of virtual school and will stay that way until further notice.
Shelby County Schools, for instance, is budgeted this academic year to receive $308 million in federal funds, more than a fifth of the district’s revenues.
Thanks to the more than 3,100 students and their teachers who completed our first virtual summer school, we have a rich source of pilot-test information about how to do virtual learning in Shelby County.
As storms approach the city, SCS has rescheduled student device distributions for Saturday and Sunday, officials said.
The state will pay day care centers to care for small children and supervise school-age children of essential workers who are employees at airports, medical facilities, schools, restaurants, grocery stores, government agencies and construction companies.
Dr. Joris Ray should get credit for his cautious approach to reopening schools and athletics. But his recent threat to take Shelby County Schools out of the TSSAA seems to be driven by old grievances.
The state governing board for high school athletics asserted that its plan to return to fall sports was safe.
Shelby County Schools students will be attending school remotely from home this fall, but the basic rules of school will still apply, with penalties for tardiness, truancy and dress code violations.
Dr. Joris Ray raises concerns over fair treatment in a letter to the state governing body for high school athletics.