There are 8 article(s) tagged Angela Whitelaw:

• August 2023

  • Statewide assessment of academic growth shows gains for MSCS

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools scored a Level 5 distinction on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System for the second consecutive year. 

    By Alicia Davidson August 24, 2023

• April 2023

  • Idlewild Elementary students will have chance to learn in fresh air

    The oldest elementary school in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district has been given new life with a new outdoor learning space for students. 

    By Aarron Fleming April 14, 2023

• August 2022

  • Who’s Who at Memphis-Shelby County Schools

    Here’s a look at key players at Memphis-Shelby County Schools as the system investigates allegations of sexual misconduct against Superintendent Joris Ray. 

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    Here’s a look at the changes MSCS has seen over the past decade

    By Bill Dries August 24, 2022

  • Faced with state’s new voucher program, Ray’s absence, MSCS begins new school year

    At the beginning of the 155th new school year for the district now known as MSCS, it is facing several critical issues. 

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• October 2021

  • SCS chief of schools selected to lead KIPP Memphis

    Antonio Burt, the chief of schools for Superintendent Joris Ray’s SCS administration, is leaving his post to become chief executive officer of KIPP Memphis, a local charter network that operates five schools in North Memphis.

    By Daja E. Henry October 01, 2021

• September 2021

  • SCS superintendent discusses leading SCS through pandemic

    SCS Superintendent Joris M. Ray and Deputy Superintendent Angela Whitelaw joined Behind the Headlines to discuss what the full return to school buildings looks like and what the district is doing to keep students safe. 

    By Daja E. Henry September 18, 2021

• October 2020

  • Shelby County Schools enrollment drops 2%

    District leaders speculate some students left in favor of in-person learning at charter or private schools because SCS started the year all online.

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 26, 2020

• August 2019

  • Memphis leaders create student grading rules that apply across the district

    The new rules mean tests will account for 40% of a high school student’s grade, classwork 35%, projects 10%, homework 10%, and class participation 5%. And it will be the same whether it’s an algebra class in Whitehaven or a biology class in Frayser.

    By Laura Faith Kebede August 26, 2019