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<strong>The superintendent of Collierville Schools, Russell Dyer, earned a new contract. </strong>(Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)Premium Collierville

Collierville superintendent earns new contract after strong evaluation

The board also adopted its strategic plan, which will guide the district’s direction for the next five years.

By Abigail Warren 4 hours ago
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Feagins pushes court to get job back as MSCS head

Ousted Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins told a local court she “was publicly humiliated for following the law” in new documents requesting a judge overturn the school board’s vote to fire her.

By Laura Testino 6 hours ago
Education

Tennessee schools could remove students with disabilities from classroom before assessment under proposed rule change

Tennessee may soon make it easier for schools to temporarily remove some students with disabilities from their classrooms.

By Melissa Brown June 19, 2025
Education

MSCS to sell $12M of property, but building donations, demolitions paused

MSCS board members are poised to finalize four property sales in June, one each in northeast Shelby County, Parkway Village, South Memphis and Whitehaven.

By Laura Testino June 19, 2025

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    Head Start grant may not be awarded until beginning of school year

    Federal officials say they are negotiating with finalists who want to operate Head Start preschool programming, which funds 3,200 seats, for students from low-income families in Shelby County.

    By Laura Testino June 17, 2025
  • Premium Performing Arts

    Southwest to revitalize theater and music buildings

    Students will gain the opportunity to pursue entertainment degrees and access to more entertainment internships, mentorships and hands-on training.

    By Sarai Bennett June 16, 2025
  • Premium Business

    Sign of the future: PURE, xAI teamup shows teens ‘what welding can do’

    A decrepit cemetery sign sparked a partnership between a Memphis school and Elon Musk-founded xAI. 

    By Dima Amro June 16, 2025
  • Premium Education

    $30M Head Start contract up in the air

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools received another violation notice from Head Start monitors after a child walked away from the classroom. 

    By Laura Testino June 16, 2025
  • Premium Education

    MSCS demands evidence from House, Senate speakers alleging records crimes

    Tennessee legislative leaders alleged that Memphis-Shelby County Schools was illegally destroying records ahead of a state-funded forensic audit, but MSCS officials “are unaware of any such alleged acts.” 

    By Laura Testino June 12, 2025
  • Music

    Memphis college launches Juneteenth concert series

    To celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, a Memphis college is launching a concert series.

    By Sarai Bennett June 12, 2025
  • Education

    Here’s who could help make decisions about closing MSCS schools

    How many schools should MSCS operate in order to best serve its students and families, and where should those buildings be located? 

    By Laura Testino June 12, 2025
  • Premium Education

    MSCS board approves almost $2B budget with raises for some

    Expected staff changes at Memphis-Shelby County Schools, including some reassignments, are not part of the budget and are expected to take place in coming months.

    By Laura Testino June 11, 2025
  • Education

    Tennessee launches its summer food benefits this week. Most students in the state will miss out.

    The program is a significant rollback of Tennessee’s previous summer food benefits initiative.

    By Melissa Brown June 11, 2025
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    Germantown leaders pledge more money for Houston High makeover

    Two Germantown aldermen brought forth proposals Monday evening to put more funds toward Houston High’s master plan. Only one of those plans was approved.

    By Abigail Warren June 10, 2025
  • Premium Education

    MSCS forensic audit could begin as soon as mid-July

    Tennessee officials expect to choose a firm to perform the audit by the end of the month. But many details of the audit’s scope may remain secret.

    By Laura Testino June 06, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Meharry Medical College announces Memphis expansion

    The expansion and ribbon-cutting at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church follow Meharry’s acquisition of four Sanitas USA Inc. medical clinics in Memphis last month.

    By Bill Dries June 14, 2025
  • Education

    U of M raises tuition

    University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave would not speak to a reporter after the meeting when asked about the tuition increases.

    By Jody Callahan June 04, 2025
  • Sports

    Gallery: Olympian Kyree King speaks at MSCS Track and Field Club

    Kyree, who competed for the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics, captured the 200 title at the 2021 Ed Murphey Classic.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 03, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Feagins alleges defamation, contract breaches in updated lawsuit

    The claims offer the 18-month, $487,500 payout described in Feagins’ contract as an alternative outcome to returning her to the school district’s superintendent seat. 

    By Laura Testino June 02, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Goodwill Excel Center expanding to Shelby County Corrections Center

    About half of those incarcerated in the Shelby County Corrections Center don’t have high school diplomas, according to The Goodwill Excel Center, which is expanding its adult learning programs into the prison. 

    By Laura Testino June 01, 2025
  • Premium Education

    MSCS board member retires from teacher-union leadership

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Keith Williams has retired from his role leading a local teacher union, a position that has stirred concerns of conflicting interests throughout his tenure on the school board.

    By Laura Testino May 30, 2025
  • Music

    Gallery: Celebrating the Central High School jazz band

    The Central High School jazz band won the Essentially Ellington contest at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 30, 2025
  • Education

    MSCS will continue using PowerSchool despite lawsuit over massive hack

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools is suing the student-data system after a data breach exposed the personal information of about 500,000 current and former students and staff.

    By Laura Testino May 28, 2025
  • Premium Education

    MSCS board pledges to support immigrant students

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members voted to affirm access for students regardless of immigration status, but the district’s number of Spanish-language registration sites has been cut in half. 

    By Laura Testino May 28, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Thousands applied for vouchers. What Memphis schools will accept them?

    Across the state, families’ interest in the new EFS vouchers, which relaxed family-income thresholds and academic testing requirements, has exceeded the available 20,000 spots for its first year.

    By Laura Testino May 27, 2025
  • Education

    With his sense of fairness, Brother Terence integrated CBHS

    The oldest Lasallian Brother in the United States, Brother Terence McLaughlin, who integrated Christian Brothers High School in 1963, died Sunday. He was 102.

    By Jane Roberts June 02, 2025
  • Premium Real Estate

    U of M ‘exploring options’ as it closes Holiday Inn for renovations

    The closure, which was a surprise to at least one group planning an October event at the hotel, comes as the school’s contract with the current hotel vendor comes to an end. 

    By Jane Roberts May 22, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Shaping Frayser’s future: Libertas breaks ground on middle school campus

    Construction begins on the public Montessori school’s $7.5 million expansion, revamping Southwest Tennessee Community College’s former Gill Campus building into a middle school with a kitchen and workshop for students.

    By Laura Testino May 22, 2025
  • Education

    Lausanne brings Western education East with South Korean campus

    Lausanne is among a handful of K-12 schools in the U.S. responding to international demand for Western partners in education.

    By Jane Roberts May 22, 2025

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