For the time being, Tennessee will stick with a framework that emphasizes academic growth for all students, regardless of whether those students are deemed proficient on state tests. 

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed Dwan Gilliom, a longtime public employee, chief administrative officer.

Shelby County officials plan to end National Preparedness Month with a tornado drill Wednesday. 

Shelby County Schools' CFO is resigning this week. Toni Williams will rejoin the district as interim CFO.

You've seen the stories about early voter turnout in advance of the Oct. 3 Memphis election day. Here is what we know about the demographics of the more than 360,000 Memphis voters on the rolls of the Shelby County Election Commission.

Early voting turnout through Saturday was still lower than it was during 2015 early voting. But for a second consecutive day, Saturday's turnout was greater than the same day four years ago. By age, voters older than 65 are outperforming their percentage of the city's voting base. Council districts 5 and 6 had the highest turnout percentage thus far.

Citing the large number of people likely impacted in Memphis, House Minority Leader Karen Camper is urging Gov. Bill Lee to schedule a Shelby County public hearing on the state’s Medicaid block grant proposal.

Two domestic violence conferences will be held in Memphis this week to address domestic violence in the community. 

During her emotional, daylong testimony in her gender discrimination lawsuit against the district, Shirley Quinn described a system that did not encourage her to follow rules to prevent grade tampering.

House Education Committee Chairman Mark White says the Tennessee Department of Education faces a difficult task in setting up an education savings account program in time for the 2020-21 school year.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and the County Commission announced Friday $180,000 in special grant funding for the "Destination Graduation" college scholarship. 

The numbers for early voting in the Oct. 3 Memphis elections show Friday's total was the first this year that exceeded the same day four years ago.

A $650,000 grant the Sheriff's Office received from the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge program is set to expire Oct. 1. County officials working on the grant to reduce the jail population have requested an extension. 

The Democratic presidential contender cancelled a Sunday rally at East High School to attend a memorial in South Carolina. Several key states ahead of Tennessee on the primary schedule will determine how much of a battleground the state is for Democrats.

Highpoint Church has named Wil Franco as its next lead pastor. The announcement comes more than a year after Chris Conlee resigned.

The chief deputy of the City Court Clerk’s office, who is running for the clerk’s position on the Oct. 3 Memphis ballot, doesn’t think the job should be an elected position.

The second Saturday of early voting in the Memphis elections came with indications the pace is picking up. The early voting period runs through Sept. 28. Oct. 3 is election day in Memphis.

In building the new Shelby County Health Department building, Turner Construction has exceeded the county's goals for minority contractors and is on track to finish the building weeks ahead of deadline.

Advocates for low-income health-care patients statewide are calling the state’s block grant proposal a “dangerous” plan that could cut levels of service and affect the state’s most “vulnerable” people.

The city campaign season this week saw a milestone in the move away from large public housing developments, an endorsement ballot topped by a questionable political figure and discussion about new appointments at City Hall beyond the Oct. 3 election results.

Congressman Steve Cohen is urging a federal official to reject Tennessee’s block grant proposal for Medicaid funds, saying it would violate federal law and “inflict serious harm to recipients in Memphis and Shelby County.”

More than 100 protesting students left their Crosstown classrooms Friday, and presented a letter with their grievances to the administration.

Five Memphis organizations have come together to sponsor the ninth annual Memphis Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

A lawsuit filed by John Barzizza, a Germantown mayoral candidate, was dismissed Friday following insufficient evidence to overturn election results.

"Efficiently Improving Your Bottom Line" will be the theme of a seminar Oct. 2, Energy Efficiency Day, at the University of Memphis' Fogelman Executive Center.