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<strong>The University Center, the library, Tiger Den and residential halls are open to&nbsp;students, faculty and staff.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)Update Metro

University of Memphis to reopen Sunday

Earlier Saturday, the U of M had announced its campus would close “until further notice.”

By Alicia Davidson 8 hours ago
Subscribers only East Memphis

Learning comes naturally at Memphis Botanic Garden

The educational programs MBG offers include on-site classes for students as well as in-school visits. Both have been blooming as schools have been returning to more normal routines.

By Aarron Fleming January 26, 2023
Education

MSCS, UTHSC announce cancellations, early closures ahead of Nichols footage release

Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced schedule alterations for Friday, Jan. 27.

By Aarron Fleming January 26, 2023
Education

Cummings students to remain at LaRose for remainder of school year

The move was made in light of “unexpected construction delays” in the repair of a portion of the school library’s ceiling that collapsed back in August.

By Aarron Fleming January 23, 2023

  • Metro

    Local education group earns $15M grant for community schools project

    “This is a true game-changer not only for the schools that will be the first to implement this strategy but serves as a much-needed resource for families and communities.”

    By Aarron Fleming January 21, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS superintendent search advisory committee calls for more community input

    Committee members asked that additional input surveys be created once the district’s board of education picks a search firm that will help MSCS find superintendent candidates.

    By Aarron Fleming January 20, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS, teacher unions end second week with two agreements

    Representatives from Memphis-Shelby County Schools and its two teacher unions had collaborative conferencing sessions Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 18 and 19, coming to an agreement on two topics and leaving one for when the groups reconvene.

    By Aarron Fleming January 20, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS names potential superintendent search firms

    MSCS also confirmed that it will select one of the firms at its next business meeting on Jan. 31

    By Aarron Fleming January 26, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Grizzlies, FedEx volunteers spruce up Springdale Elementary to honor MLK

    FedEx volunteers and Grizzlies volunteered to help spruce up Springdale-Memphis Magnet Elementary on Thursday as part of a day of service in celebration of the coming Martin Luther King Jr. King Day holiday.

    By Aarron Fleming January 14, 2023
  • Collierville

    Up and away: Collierville students soar beyond simulators

    Collierville High School has flight simulators, but a new program will take students above and beyond. 

    By Abigail Warren January 12, 2023
  • Education

    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
  • Criminal Justice

    MSCS employee dead from gunshot wound

    Larry Thorn, a school secretary at A. Maceo Walker Middle School in Whitehaven, was found dead from a gunshot wound at about 7 a.m. Tuesday in the 1400 block of Gold Avenue.

    By Julia Baker January 12, 2023
  • Subscribers only North Mississippi

    Mississippi lawmaker’s bill takes on residency fraud in DeSoto County schools

    A state senator from DeSoto County wants to put a penalty in the law that addresses people who put a false address on file to attend schools in the North Mississippi county.

    By Beth Sullivan January 12, 2023
  • Subscribers only Education

    Spartan study: White Station students draft legislation to analyze driver’s ed availability in Tennessee

    A group of White Station High School students wanted to get more driver’s education programs into Tennessee schools, so their teacher, Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon, encouraged them to draft legislation toward the goal. 

    By Aarron Fleming January 11, 2023
  • Education

    U of M professor among scientists who discovered dueling black holes

    The discovery could help scientists understand the impending merger between the Milky Way, which includes our solar system, and the Andromeda Galaxy.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 11, 2023
  • Education

    Four firms apply to lead MSCS superintendent search

    The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education wants to hire a firm that has conducted searches for school districts before and, specifically, done searches for superintendents.

    By Aarron Fleming January 11, 2023
  • Education

    Lakeland School System initiates design of new $2.4M district office

    After consideration of a number of sites and growing cramped quarters at City Hall, the Lakeland School System has started the process of searching for a new district office.

    By Michael Waddell January 10, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS optional school applications open soon

    MSCS hosted an optional school fair on Sunday, Jan. 8, that included representatives from each of the district’s 45 optional schools and programs.

    By Aarron Fleming January 10, 2023
  • Education

    Rhodes adds new face to senior leadership team

    The new vice president for student life “is a dynamic leader who puts students first in everything she does.”

    By Aarron Fleming January 04, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS: Around 1 in 4 schools affected by winter storm

    Twenty-nine schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district took damage as a result of the recent winter weather storm that swept through the city, MSCS said.

    By Aarron Fleming January 03, 2023
  • Subscribers only Education

    How MSCS has school violence on downward trend

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools uses a variety of tactics to curb safety incidents at schools, including an established program that pays students cash for information and a new $1 million grant for violence prevention at five specific schools.

    By Aarron Fleming January 03, 2023
  • Germantown

    Houston Middle opens addition ahead of students’ return

    Germantown Municipal School District opened its 42,974-square-foot addition at the school — a project that began three years ago. 

    By Abigail Warren January 02, 2023
  • Education

    U of M sustains damage from winter storm

    The U of M spring semester starts Jan. 17 but campus reopens for business Jan. 3. It is the second local university to announce damages from the recent winter weather.

    By Aarron Fleming December 30, 2022
  • Education

    CBU delays semester start after campus damaged in winter storm

    Most Christian Brothers University students — with the exception of those in the nursing and physician’s assistant programs — are affected by the semester delay.

    By Aarron Fleming December 30, 2022
  • Education

    CBU to roll out master’s level counseling program

    CBU’s behavioral sciences department will house the new program, which is the department’s first graduate-level degree offering.

    By Aarron Fleming December 22, 2022
  • Education

    MSCS awarded for work with minority and women-owned businesses

    “It is absolutely wonderful,” said Joyce Douglas, manager of the district’s MWSBE program. “We are truly grateful to be recognized for our efforts to help women and minorities do business with Memphis-Shelby County Schools.”

    By Aarron Fleming December 21, 2022
  • Education

    MSCS votes to transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Millington Municipal Schools District approved an agreement transferring ownership of Lucy Elementary by June 2027.

    Related story:

    Terms set for MSCS to transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington

    By Abigail Warren, Aarron Fleming December 20, 2022
  • Millington

    Terms set for MSCS to transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools will transfer Lucy Elementary to Millington Municipal School District by June 2027.

    By Abigail Warren December 20, 2022
  • Collierville

    Non-resident students to pay more at Collierville schools

    Collierville Schools is increasing tuition for those attending the district’s schools and living outside the suburban limits beginning in the 2023-24 school year.

    By Abigail Warren December 20, 2022

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