Lawsuit: Removing student’s service dog from Germantown school unlawful
The Dietz family is requesting a judge allow their son, who has multiple disabilities, to return to school with the dog.
Topic: Education
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November 2024
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Tennessee’s costly, disruptive school-turnaround work didn’t help students long term, says research
The analysis has national implications for ongoing reforms aimed at making swift and dramatic improvement to persistently low-performing schools.
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October 2024
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What makes a first-year superintendent successful? MSCS board, Feagins now agree.
Creating the superintendent evaluation rubric was a contentious process that revealed rifts among school board members and Marie Feagins, who has led the district for the last seven months.
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Top MSCS official resigns
The special assistant to Superintendent Marie Feagins had been in the newly created role for four months.
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Cordova High teacher wins $50K prize
The money he won for the school will be put into the automotive shop, but the $15,000 he won for himself will likely take Sneed back to Europe where he was deployed with the Army.
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Memphis Reads introduces kids to authors from around the world
The program hasn’t been without controversy, though. In 2023, Memphis Reads officials chose the book “His Name Is George Floyd” by Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa.
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Letter to the Editor: Hiring Feagins was ‘magnificient’
“I would argue the opinion of an ousted and soured former chair should not be considered by any reader or current board member when assessing Marie Feagins’ hire and performance.”
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September 2024
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Southwest Tennessee concludes hacking investigation
A forensic investigation led by the college’s IT team confirmed the school was the target of “a sophisticated ransomware attack.”
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Porter-Leath is adding 200 Head Start seats. It wants to compete for even more.
Porter-Leath is bringing Head Start preschool programming back to Millington, and it appears poised to compete for the 3,200 Head Start seats currently with MSCS this fall.
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Struck by gunfire, Frayser elementary school tries to cope
After closing school on Tuesday, students at Cornerstone Prep Denver returned to class Wednesday with the support of counselors.
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These are the jobs MSCS cut or added for the 2024-25 school year
The Daily Memphian has compiled a table that shows every job the district has budgeted for this year and how many positions MSCS removed or added.
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August 2024
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Federal review of Memphis school district cites dozens of cases of sexual harassment and assault
Memphis-Shelby County Schools violated federal civil rights law by not adequately responding to complaints of sexual harassment and assault of students in a three-year period, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced Friday.
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MSCS head of security resigns
The new head of security for Memphis-Shelby County Schools abruptly resigned Saturday after an email sent Friday night from an MSCS board member questioned whether he had been accused of misappropriating funds at his previous job.
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Here’s how many teacher vacancies are at your Memphis school
Memphis-Shelby County Schools began the 2024-25 year with 478 teacher vacancies, according to documents obtained by The Daily Memphian.
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Memphis’ new school board members are political novices — how they won
Natalie McKinney and Tamarques Porter will take elected office for the first time when they are sworn in to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. Knocking on doors got them here.
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July 2024
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Alabama media personality joins MSCS as communications head
The professional comedian, performing under the FunnyMaine moniker, gained popularity for his comedic re-enactments of University of Alabama football fans.
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Southwest sold its Frayser campus. Here’s what a new location could offer.
The college is considering a future location in Frayser or Raleigh with programming tailored to the neighborhoods’ needs and interests.
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Despite possible shift of laid-off employees, MSCS’ teacher shortage continues
During a recent hiring fair, MSCS offered jobs to about 100 people, but only 15 candidates were given teaching positions.
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June 2024
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State testing results: See how your Memphis-area school scored
Using Tennessee Department of Education data, The Daily Memphian created a searchable table of Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) exam scores.
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Parents’ resource center ‘a beacon of hope’ for Hyde Park
The Memphis Lift, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the education system, has a new building that’s a source of pride for its North Memphis neighborhood. Mayor Paul Young said work done there helps make the city safer.
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Guest Column: What happens when children learn differently?
“If children are learning, then they can begin to think with more complexity, solve bigger problems and experience success. ... If they are learning, they have hope.”
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May 2024
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Whitehaven High principal defends self after graduation fiasco
For more than a week, Principal Vincent Hunter has heard complaints about Whitehaven’s graduation ceremony being moved inside at the last minute, but he said the decision came from the top of the district.
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Guest Column: Education is bigger than grades, it’s preparation for life
“We cannot just wait, though, until students reach our doors as adults. We have to reach them earlier and younger; we cannot, however, do it alone.”
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Suburbs considered seceding from Shelby County in 1990
With another Shelby County consolidation government discussion percolating, this is a look back at the suburban municipalities’ most radical chess move to alter the state’s largest county.
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Guest Column: Uniting against truancy and chronic absenteeism
“Chronic absenteeism has a devastating impact on a child’s achievement and long-term potential. However, we refuse to accept this as fate; instead, we view it as a call to action for our entire community.”
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