“We need it to continue to elevate in terms of the renewals and new sales, but we really expect that to pick up over the next couple of months.”

The district has 8,500 third graders across both district-managed and charter schools. That means that around 6,494 of them did not score proficient on the test.

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“We must continue to let our state representatives know how their gun laws have completely upended our city and that we demand Tennessee’s urban cities be given the authority to impose their own firearm laws. It won’t be a quick or easy road.”

Southwest Tennessee Community College, SRVS and Colliers announce promotions and additions. 

Baseball, softball, soccer and track standouts lead the way on the first day of Spring Fling competition in Murfreesboro.

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The board approved its $68 million fiscal budget for 2023-24 that includes a significant pay raise for board members to $12,000 annually — nearly double the base amount they get now.

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Germantown Municipal School District approved its budget for 2023-24 Tuesday.

”We don’t have the capacity to pick up children and take them where they need to go,” Davis said, after announcing that the Greenlaw Community Center won’t be used to hold curfew breakers.

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Every NBA team must find its way. These are models that fit the Grizzlies: be patient with a strong core and coach but be restless and aggressive at finding the supporting pieces to elevate them.

Under state law, third graders who score less than proficient on the TCAP are at risk of retention; some local suburban districts revealed between 7.3% and 12% of their students may need to retake the test. 

The Parks and Recreation Department’s website shows that open youth and adult gyms currently operate out of the center. MPD will also run its ongoing community programming from the center. 

More than 80% of the 840 UMC churches — and 87% of the members — in the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Annual Conference have chosen to remain with the United Methodist Church.

If the last two city elections are any guide, the opening day total for qualifying petitions will be about a third of those who ultimately file for the 15 city offices by the July 20 deadline.

During phase two of the grant program, which is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, each jurisdiction could potentially be awarded up to $100 million.

The increase in revenue will be supplemented by the federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act funding and surplus funds that will carry over from 2023.

The Daily Memphian’s Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin weigh in on Memphis basketball’s NIL issues, the possibility of Mikey Williams or Caleb Love wearing a Tigers jersey next season and Kendric Davis’ chances of getting drafted in next month’s NBA draft.

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Memphis acquired top attacker Rodrigo da Costa and an undisclosed transfer fee by shipping Phillip Goodrum, a 2022 first team all-league forward, to Tulsa.

“This is an effort of a reactionary group of lawmakers to push LGBT people back into the closet,” said attorney Brice Timmons. “We’re talking about pushing people back four decades.”

Despite physical limitations, this ECS eighth grader is upholding the family tradition while making his own name.

McNary’s leadership produced two big faculty awards, high test scores and a neighborhood that knows her by her smile and Mustang convertible.

The Arlington Community Schools board will consider its annual fiscal year budget Tuesday evening, and included in the numbers is a significant increase to board members’ salaries.

The opening day crowd to get petitions at the Election Commission’s Downtown office had a few surprises, a party bus and even some camaraderie among competing candidates.

Collierville agreed to sell the former University of Memphis satellite campus to the suburban school district. 

TSSAA officials confirmed that the Knights told them they were forfeiting Tuesday’s quarterfinal match against Alcoa.

Switches, small steel or plastic squares that affix to a semi-automatic weapon and engage the firing pin, can make a gun capable of firing dozens of rounds of ammunition in seconds.