Opinion: ‘Children deserve diverse library collections that educate, inspire and challenge them’
“As my school librarian taught me, not all books are right for every reader, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t right for the library.”
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“As my school librarian taught me, not all books are right for every reader, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t right for the library.”
When a teacher’s engagement ring goes missing, a Dogwood student digs into finding it.
One of the courses, African American Literature, will review literary contributions of African Americans from the early 1600s through the modern United States.
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland students will return to school Friday as the Memphis area begins to thaw out. Millington Municipal Schools, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and DeSoto County Schools will remain closed.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools and seven suburban districts announced canceled classes Thursday because of continued icy conditions.
Local school districts decided early Tuesday afternoon to cancel classes Wednesday, Feb. 1, with increasing wintery weather hazards.
With the anticipated winter weather predicted overnight, Memphis area school districts have made the decision to cancel Tuesday classes.Related story:
Germantown Municipal School District opened its 42,974-square-foot addition at the school — a project that began three years ago.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is now one step closer to getting the funding it needs for a new high school in the Cordova area.Related story:
The agreement will be reviewed next week by Shelby County Board of Commissioners, City of Germantown, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education and the Germantown Municipal School District Board of Education.
“High hopes” that the county commission and the Shelby County Mayor would build trust were hurt by how the deal was announced. “The chasm seems to have widened through actions like these.”
Dr. Daniel Chatham and Jeffrey Chipman are running for the seat left open by Betsy Landers’ decision to not seek reelection.
One Germantown parent is aiming to unseat the school board chair in the Nov. 8 GMSD election.
Germantown is in the conceptual phase of developing a long-range plan to strategically position its high school to best serve the needs of students so they can thrive.
The needed deferred maintenance at Germantown High exceeds the value of the land and buildings.
Collierville and Lakeland were the only districts in Shelby County designated reward schools by the Tennessee Department of Education. The honor is reserved for schools in the top 5% for performance, growth or both.
Suburban superintendents are concerned about the high stakes attached to the TCAP test and if it’s an accurate measure of whether students are reading proficiently.
Betsy Landers has decided to step down from the Germantown Board of Education at the end of her current term. Landers was appointed to the board in 2016.
Suburban districts saw various improvements on TCAP data, released Wednesday. The third-grade retention law remains concerning for education leaders.
As gas prices continue to rise across the nation, Memphis-area school districts are feeling the pain at the pump, especially with diesel fuel nearing $6 a gallon.
Community Care Associates, part of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, will provide the services for the health and wellness clinic.
Those schools have remained under the operation of Memphis-Shelby County Schools since the municipal districts were formed in 2013.
The Senate made significant revisions to a bill affecting the ownership and operations of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Tennessee’s House of Representatives will likely soon vote on a bill affecting the ownership and operation of Germantown High, Middle and Elementary schools.
Tennessee senators delayed action on a bill impacting Germantown’s namesake schools. The bill will go before a house committee later this week.