There are 17 article(s) tagged Memphis-Shelby County Education Association:

• January 2023

  • New MSCS bereavement leave policy clarifies who qualifies as immediate family

    Under current district policy, employees are allotted three paid days off when a loved one dies but must use personal sick days.

    By Aarron Fleming January 12, 2023

• October 2022

  • Negotiations for new agreement with MSCS teachers could soon begin

    The push for a new memorandum of understanding from the association comes as the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association, the district’s other union, has been clashing with the board over its own MOU.

    By Aarron Fleming October 25, 2022

• September 2022

  • MSCS seeks dismissal of contract lawsuit

    The lawsuit was filed in August by one of the district’s two teacher unions, the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association.

    By Aarron Fleming September 28, 2022

  • Union leader calls MSCS teacher contracts ‘enslavement’

    In a lawsuit filed last month, the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association said teachers were asked, even “threatened,” to sign contracts without job descriptions or salary amounts.

    By Aarron Fleming September 19, 2022

• July 2021

  • How Memphis got two teachers’ unions

    The two teachers’ unions in Memphis used to be one. But a battle over local control caused them to split.

    By Daja E. Henry July 12, 2021

• February 2021

  • Emotions mixed as SCS students head back to buildings

    SCS teachers are preparing to be joined in their classrooms by students for the first time in nearly a year. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 28, 2021

  • In-school teaching could be a non-starter for some SCS teachers

    SCS is requiring all in-school personnel to report to their school buildings, health concerns notwithstanding.

    By Linda A. Moore February 23, 2021

• January 2021

  • SCS to delay return to classes again

    SCS students won’t go back to school on Feb. 8.

    By Linda A. Moore January 30, 2021

• December 2020

  • Lopsided teacher/student ratio fuels differing decisions

    Parents have made decisions about their children’s education for the new year, but a lot of the logistics are still up in the air. Related article: Tennessee school districts share staffing concerns

    By Linda A. Moore December 14, 2020

  • Only 17% of teachers will report when SCS opens in January

    Thirty-two percent of SCS students are expected to be in the classrooms when school starts in January, compared with only 17% of SCS teachers, who will mostly be working from home. Some say schools shouldn’t open at all.

    By Linda A. Moore December 07, 2020

• November 2020

  • Few teachers opt to return to classrooms, unions say

    There could be a shortage of teachers and monitors in January if survey results reflect what association leaders are hearing. 

    By Laura Faith Kebede November 09, 2020

• October 2020

  • Students to go back in-person at Shelby County Schools but will teachers?

    Students will still use laptops, tablets and headphones for in-school learning, in the same way they are learning in virtual school.

    By Linda A. Moore October 29, 2020

• March 2020

  • SCS superintendent’s teacher council excludes union leaders

    Though Superintendent Joris Ray decided to exclude union leadership to “give other people an opportunity to lead too,” at least 10 schools voted for a union leader to represent them on the council anyway.

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 05, 2020

• September 2019

  • Memphis teachers will get a 3% raise, and some will get merit pay

    Superintendent Joris Ray said the district’s promise to allocate a 3% pay increase to all teachers and licensed school professionals in the Memphis district will go into effect next month and be retroactive to the beginning of the school year.

    By Laura Faith Kebede September 25, 2019

• August 2019

  • Memphis teacher salary average dipped to 11th in the state

    In 2014, teacher salaries in the Memphis district were sixth highest in the state, but three years later, teacher pay in Shelby County Schools has slipped to 11th. It was one of only two districts statewide to see the average salary decrease.

    By Laura Faith Kebede August 31, 2019

• January 2019

  • District rehired former Memphis principal accused of planning to rig tests – then fired her six months later

    After quietly rehiring a former principal it had investigated for allegedly planning to rig state tests and for calling students the N-word, Shelby County Schools abruptly fired her last month, documents obtained by Chalkbeat show.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Chalkbeat January 03, 2019

• October 2018

  • Memphis teacher groups want annual pay raises and more say in how they teach their students

    Memphis teachers will soon have the opportunity to change compensation, work hours, health benefits, and how they teach if they vote to negotiate a new agreement with Shelby County Schools.

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 17, 2018