Here are the charter operators applying to open or run schools in Tennessee in 2026-27
Two groups want to open the first charter schools for at-risk students under a new state law.
Topic: Charter schools
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February 2025
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Tennessee’s shrinking Achievement School District set to make its move
The operator of the last charter schools in the Tennessee’s turnaround district asks to continue managing them under Memphis-Shelby County Schools before state takeover.
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Some Tennessee charter school applicants may bypass local districts
Gov. Bill Lee is pushing for a major revision to Tennessee charter school law to create ways for operators to bypass their local elected school boards.
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January 2025
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MSCS board rejects recommendation, renews small charter school
City University School of Independence is among a handful of Memphis-Shelby County Schools charters farthest from initial enrollment goals.
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December 2024
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New Tennessee charter school law for at-risk students draws interest in Memphis and Nashville
Three aspiring charter groups are interested in opening schools in Memphis and Nashville in 2026 under a new state law aimed at creating options for at-risk youth.
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June 2024
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What the state says went wrong at Memphis Scholars’ charter schools
Findings from the state-run Achievement School District showed “serious noncompliance and material violations of the charter agreement” by Memphis Scholars, revealing additional information about the abrupt closure of the operators three charter schools.
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February 2024
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Top Tennessee lawmakers want to end Achievement School District
A 2023 study found the turnaround district’s effectiveness to be “indistinguishable from zero.” It could be closed as part of the legislation establishing a universal private school voucher program — but what would replace it is still unclear.
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July 2023
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MSCS board votes to deny several charter school applications
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board followed district recommendations to reject applications for Humes Middle School, MLK Prep, Fairley High and others, but voted in favor of two charter schools.
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March 2023
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Former top MSCS official back with proposal for new charter school
Former MSCS deputy superintendent John Barker has proposed a new vo-tech charter school for the district to consider.
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November 2022
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MSCS recommends revoking charters for seven district schools
The seven charter schools have also all been deemed priority schools by the Tennessee Department of Education.
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April 2022
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New school funding formula has legislators asking for divine guidance
Sectarian prayers at a government meeting notwithstanding, the General Assembly’s daunting task this session to allocate an additional $1 billion to education is more than a math problem.
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December 2021
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Former Memphis charter school officials indicted for stealing $400,000
“These thefts were carried out over a period of four-and-a-half years without scrutiny by the MAHS Board of Directors,” Comptroller Jason Mumpower said in a press release.
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January 2021
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KIPP educators call for removal of executive director
Nineteen KIPP Memphis Academy Middle staff members sent a letter to the board of directors asking them to remove Kendra Ferguson, who has led the charter network of five schools since 2016 and reports to the board.
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October 2020
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KIPP Memphis moves toward return to campus
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.
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June 2020
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Two KIPP schools close abruptly, deserting students and their families
KIPP gave up on their students, families, faculty and staff after only a few years of operation. This was a financial decision that is inequitable to the historic Alcy Ball community in South Memphis.
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April 2020
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Memphis, Nashville districts consider charter school applications
The coronavirus has ground most of the economy to a halt and created financial uncertainty for both traditional and charter schools. Last week in Memphis, charter network KIPP announced plans to close two of its schools, partly because of its struggle to secure long-term funding during the pandemic.
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February 2020
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Tennessee hires Nevada’s former education chief
Steve Canavero is working with the newly created Tennessee Public Charter School Commission. He led a similar charter initiative in Nevada. Tennessee's 118 charter schools are mostly in Shelby County.
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Harding sells Cordova campus to charter school
Memphis School of Excellence buys Harding Academy of Memphis' 20-acre campus in Cordova for $6 million.
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5-year low: Only 4 charter schools apply to open in Memphis
If all the schools are approved, they eventually would enroll about 2,100 students, which would make a small dent in the district’s need for 44,000 more “high-quality” seats in various neighborhoods, according to the Shelby County Schools’ analysis.
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January 2020
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Memphis recommends closing three charter schools up for renewal
District staff recommended against re-upping operating agreements for Veritas College Preparatory, Memphis College Preparatory Elementary and Memphis Business Academy Middle.
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More voucher advocates join Gov. Bill Lee’s administration
The new hires are expected to further expand the influence of organizations advocating for education policies such as vouchers and charter schools.
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Memphis implements robust rules for charter schools
The new charter school policy the school board approved over the summer was the first update in eight years and significantly increased accountability.
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December 2019
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Behind the Headlines Podcast: Journalist round table
Laura Faith Kebede of Chalkbeat Tennessee, Toby Sells of The Memphis Flyer and Karanja Ajanaku of The New Tri-State Defender discuss charter schools, Greensward parking, Confederate monuments and more with host Eric Barnes.
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Montessori school making strides in North Memphis
Libertas School of Memphis received a Level 5 TVAAS designation from the state this year on its report card. The charter school is in its fifth year in Frayser.
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Aspire charter leader says let parents ‘choose with their feet’ on enrollment
Aspire Public Schools superintendent Nick Manning talked on The Daily Memphian Podcast about the move of the charter organization in Memphis for the last seven years to a local board in the new school year.
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