Local dance director Katie Smythe’s new performing arts school has officially closed at Humes Middle, the former Memphis-Shelby County Schools building and Elvis Presley’s alma mater in North Memphis.
For Rhodes College, a small liberal arts college that prides itself on creating lifelong learners, apathy about reading can feel not just like a challenge but an affront to its mission. Here’s why students are reading less than ever — and what professors are doing about it.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members settled on a name for the district’s new high school in Frayser. Neighborhood charter school Libertas is also set to expand into high school grades.
Commissioners suggest funding should go to existing schools in need of repairs.
The Lakeland school board conducted its annual review of Superintendent Ted Horrell’s performance, giving him high marks across numerous categories.
In examining post-pandemic learning loss, officials at Leadership Preparatory Charter School came to a realization: Teachers were following scripted math curriculum a bit too closely.
The 275,000- to 300,000-square-foot facility is planned on Madison Avenue between the College of Pharmacy building and the demolished Holiday Inn building.
U of M in-state undergraduate students, the largest group of students at the school, will pay $11,760 in tuition and fees for the 2026-27 academic year.
University of Memphis tuition is set to increase for all students, with in-state undergrad costs for the 2026-2027 academic year rising 4.48%, or $504.
Here are short biographies of the appointees to the state takeover board, which will have sweeping powers over Memphis-Shelby County Schools through 2030.
This month, Trackeshia Love earned her associate’s degree from LeMoyne-Owen College, at the age of 47. And she’s just getting started.
The decision to launch an investigation has left some of the employees who resigned feeling angry and persecuted.
The $1.7 billion plan for Memphis-Shelby County Schools could be shaken up by a new board of state appointees during the 2026-27 academic year.
Lt. Gov. McNally selected a former MSCS board member and a local attorney for the school takeover board. House Speaker Sexton tapped the leader of a Nashville-based education-policy group to the board.
A 13-year-old referendum is sparking a budget battle in some Memphis suburbs as school boards see flat funding despite higher property values. However, government officials say they can freeze the funding due to other ways they contribute.
Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.
With the completion of all levels of school campuses, Lakeland School System’s board concentrates growth in its $37.8 million budget on benefits for teachers and students.
Eric Gottlieb has been granted a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach and conduct research at the University of Primorska in Europe.
Hendricks is resigning about six months before the end of the term as his family will relocate. He was appointed to the GMSD board in 2025 to finish the term of Dr. Daniel Chatham.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools changed its plan for all third graders to retake the statewide exam days before summer break.
Arlington Community School board approves its budget for the coming fiscal year, while recognizing the work of Superintendent Allison Clark with a new four-year contract.
The appointment leaves a vacancy in the 9th Congressional District seat on the State Board of Education, which has an increasingly large role to play in setting the standards for success at Tennessee schools.
As we prepare to go into our new work week, it’s with summer on our minds.
To succeed under Tennessee’s takeover metrics, appointees to the Memphis schools oversight board will likely focus on the district’s lowest-performing schools. Experts say that could result in tremendous academic growth for poor students — or closures of their schools.
High school students are becoming more intentional and more financially focused in choosing the college they will attend.
As the suburbs of Shelby County dissect their annual budgets for the coming fiscal years, there are many factors to consider, including schools and their financial plans.
Data indicates that relatively few lower-income families applied or were eligible to participate in the program.
Bartlett City Schools is considering its annual fiscal year budget with a bump in salaries while trying to work on expensive special education programs.
Germantown Municipal School District believes it is being shortchanged in the amount of money it has been given by the suburb. It holds that residents voted for the school district to receive more funds annually, as property values increase.