There are 23 article(s) tagged Memphis-Shelby County Schools:

• June 2022

  • ‘We will lead beyond distractions:’ Superintendent says MSCS leaders fit to run district

    Members of Memphis Lift and the Whitehaven Empowerment Zone said the school district has failed both students and teachers.

    By Alicia Davidson June 16, 2022

• May 2022

  • A broader look into factors contributing to school shootings

    An incident involving a student with a gun at White Station High School last week, following on the heels of the Uvalde, Texas, mass school shooting earlier in the week, was but the latest reminder of the increasing frequency of mass shootings. Leaders continue to struggle to find solutions. 

    By Julia Baker, Ian Round May 29, 2022

• April 2022

  • Bill affecting Germantown namesake schools heads to governor

    Those schools have remained under the operation of Memphis-Shelby County Schools since the municipal districts were formed in 2013.

    By Abigail Warren April 27, 2022

  • MSCS cancels after-school activities due to weather

    Clubs and athletics are included in the cancellations.

    By Alicia Davidson April 13, 2022

  • Senate passes bill affecting 4 county schools with amendments

    A bill adopted by the state Senate regarding four schools in Shelby County suburbs must return to the House for review after a flurry of amendments before Senate passage Tuesday.

    By Abigail Warren April 13, 2022

  • Lucy Elementary ‘part of the equation’ in legislation impacting Germantown schools

    Lucy Elementary lies in Millington. It’s one of four Memphis-Shelby County Schools campuses affected by pending legislation.

    By Abigail Warren April 07, 2022

• March 2022

  • Germantown’s namesake schools: Interpretations of 2013 deal differ

    As Germantown and Memphis-Shelby County School leaders debate the ownership and operation of three schools within Germantown city limits, they differ on a 2013 settlement’s role in the matter.

    By Abigail Warren March 28, 2022

  • Teacher tour helps Junior Achievement open doors of entrepreneurship

    Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South took local educators on a tour of entrepreneurship hubs in Memphis Wednesday, March 23, to expand their knowledge on centers of opportunity for future graduates.

    By Alicia Davidson March 24, 2022

  • Bill affecting Germantown namesake schools clears major hurdle

    Tennessee’s House of Representatives will likely soon vote on a bill affecting the ownership and operation of Germantown High, Middle and Elementary schools. 

    By Abigail Warren March 24, 2022

  • Charles Everett named to school board seat

    Charles Everett, a Tennessee PTA leader and co-founder of Uplift Westwood, is the new District 6 Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member. 

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2022

  • Senate delays action impacting Germantown namesake schools

    Tennessee senators delayed action on a bill impacting Germantown’s namesake schools. The bill will go before a house committee later this week.

    By Abigail Warren March 21, 2022

  • Legislation refiled over Germantown’s namesake schools

    Legislation that would transfer ownership of Germantown’s namesake schools from MSCS to the suburb is under consideration again by state lawmakers.

    By Abigail Warren March 03, 2022

• February 2022

  • MSCS plans to explore year-round school

    In his third State of the District address, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray announced higher teacher compensation and unveiled a new logo for the district, as well. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 24, 2022

  • Lee’s state Supreme Court appointee recuses in school voucher case

    In her recusal, Sarah Campbell cited a rule that says, “A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in any proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”

    By Ian Round February 21, 2022

  • East High merger has some parents ‘steamed’

    The latest effort to increase enrollment at East High School is a merger with Maxine Smith STEAM Academy, but some have called what’s happened at East “educational redlining.” 

    By Daja E. Henry February 21, 2022

  • MSCS board member Shante Avant resigns

    Shante Avant, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member representing district 6, announced her resignation Friday.

    By Daja E. Henry February 12, 2022

  • Sharpe Elementary to remain closed ‘until further notice’

    Tomorrow will be the sixth day that Sharpe will be closed since the storm.

    By Daja E. Henry February 09, 2022

  • Two MSCS schools closed Wednesday

    Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be closed Wednesday, Feb. 9, due to outages from last week’s ice storm. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 08, 2022

  • MSCS appoints interim chief of safety and security

    Carolyn Jackson is Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ first Black woman to serve in the role, a district statement said. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 08, 2022

  • MSCS to reopen all but seven schools

    A majority of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will reopen Tuesday, Feb. 8, following three days of weather-related closures. 

    By Daja E. Henry February 07, 2022

  • Memphis-Shelby schools closed Monday

    During a press briefing Sunday afternoon, Memphis Light, Gas & Water officials said 29 local schools, public and private, still lacked electricity. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 06, 2022

• January 2022

  • School district takes ‘swift action’ with new name, fewer schools

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools, as the board voted to be called Tuesday evening, decided on a slew of changes that will have hundreds of students start next school year somewhere different.

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    Two KIPP schools narrowly avoid closure

    By Daja E. Henry January 27, 2022

  • Two KIPP schools narrowly avoid closure

    Two North Memphis KIPP schools that were recommended to close will stay open, Memphis-Shelby County Schools decided in Tuesday’s board business meeting. 

    By Daja E. Henry January 26, 2022