There are 6 article(s) tagged U.S. Department of Education:

• July 2025

  • MSCS lost money it needed for air-conditioning and roofs. Feds gave that $55M back.

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools had abruptly lost access to leftover pandemic-era federal funding in March.

    By Laura Testino July 01, 2025

• March 2025

  • Why MSCS interim superintendent ‘would hate to see’ Tennessee takeover

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools head Roderick Richmond denounced a state takeover proposal that would override authority of the elected board. 

    By Laura Testino March 20, 2025

• December 2024

  • Southwest receives $900K grant for support services

    The grant for Southwest Tennessee Community College expands access to mental-health counseling, transportation and basic needs, including food and housing support.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 19, 2024

• April 2024

  • After 70 years, schools remain widely segregated, experts say

    The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change hosted the Brown v. Board of Education Conference, which included four members of the Memphis 13, the group of first-graders who integrated the city schools in 1961.

    By Jane Roberts April 16, 2024

• January 2021

  • Tennessee unveils $100M plan to improve reading of youngest students

    Calling it an “exciting moment,” Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn on Monday unveiled Reading 360, an array of programs to train teachers on reading instruction and provide resources to school districts.

    By Marta W. Aldrich January 05, 2021

• August 2020

  • BBB: Thoroughly research a for-profit school

    Millions have advanced their careers attending for-profit schools that operate virtually as well as through physical campuses. But the industry has a checkered history.

    By Randy Hutchinson August 03, 2020