There are 188 article(s) tagged Education:

• January 2019

  • Memphis parents submit 1,700 school applications online in first hour

    After decades of what critics called an unfair enrollment system that favored well-off families who could camp out for days to get priority admission, 1,700 parents applied online for Memphis schools during the first hour on Monday, Jan. 28.

    By Laura Faith Kebede January 28, 2019

  • Silent so far, Memphis charter leaders to get to make the case to keep their school open

    Gateway University – the Memphis charter school that district officials say broke state law – will have the chance to publicly make the case for why the school board should not vote to close the school.

    By Caroline Bauman January 28, 2019

  • Memphis school tries to complete turnaround using MLK’s values

    Martin Luther King College Prep has built its mission around several traits of the Civil Rights icon.

    By Omer Yusuf January 21, 2019

  • Lakeland discusses funding option for new high school

    Lakeland leaders and residents debated the cost and merits of building Lakeland Prep High School during a Thursday evening meeting.

    By Michael Waddell January 18, 2019

  • Lee names Texas educator Penny Schwinn to head Department of Education

    Gov.-elect Bill Lee has named Texas educator Penny Schwinn to head the state Department of Education.

    By Ron Maxey January 18, 2019

• December 2018

  • Dial returns to Lakeland commission after surviving close election

    By Natalie Pilgrim December 01, 2018

• November 2018

  • Cunningham looks to future as Lakeland voters pick new leader

    Lakeland Mayor-elect Mike Cunningham wants to find ways for the northeast suburb to heal after a contentious campaign that led to his victory Tuesday over incumbent Wyatt Bunker.

    By Natalie Pilgrim November 11, 2018

  • Lakeland: Challenger Cunningham ousts Bunker for Lakeland’s top seat

    Challenger Mike Cunningham unseated incumbent Lakeland Mayor Wyatt Bunker on Tuesday in a victory that further strengthened an opposition group against the current administration. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim November 11, 2018

  • Tennessee students improve slightly on ACT in a year when national scores backslide

    Tennessee’s average ACT score ticked up slightly this year, again landing above 20 and defying national trends on the college entrance exam, according to results released on Wednesday.

    By Marta L. Aldrich November 01, 2018

• October 2018

  • Here’s what Tennessee’s big legislative turnover could mean for education

    The battle to replace term-limited Gov. Bill Haslam has consumed the spotlight for Tennessee’s education-minded voters, but more than a hundred legislative races will decide who the new governor will work with on school policy for the next few years.

    By Marta W. Aldrich October 21, 2018

  • Houston High teacher’s travels, approach gain recognition with regional award

    Michael Robinson has traveled to a lot of places in his life – journeys that have brought a fresh perspective and a unique vision to his social studies classes at Houston High in Germantown.

    By Michael Waddell October 01, 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Education Awards, who’s that candidate and other notes

    On Sundays we’re going to try to catch up on the week’s news, late-breaking items, observations and perhaps a recap of stories that were particularly interesting.

    By Clay Bailey October 01, 2018

• September 2018

  • Luter named to fill vacancy on Germantown school board

    With children in the Germantown Municipal School District, a leadership role in two of the suburb’s churches and a background of education in her family, the Rev. Rebecca Luter believes she brings the necessary traits to her new role on the suburb’s school board.

    By Michael Waddell September 25, 2018