Germantown Municipal School District laid out a wish list as part of its efforts advocate for state laws that best serve students.

Thomas G. Carpenter, the 11th president of the university, also was the founding president of the University of North Florida.

District officials said they expect money they will get from the latest federal relief package could be about four times higher than last time, or about $190 million. 

State representatives from Shelby County want to clarify that authority for school operations lies with local district’s elected leaders. 

After a semester of dealing with students during a pandemic, Arlington and Lakeland school officials hope they have enough experience to simplify things in the spring semester.

Victoria Robinson, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Education, said the job won’t be filled “at this time due to budget and other uncertainties.”

Arlington Community Schools has launched a new program called Closegap to assist students who are dealing with emotional and mental health problems.

SCS Superintendent Joris Ray and his counterparts in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga appeared virtually for an hourlong panel discussion with members of the House Democratic Caucus ahead of this year’s legislative session.

The city of Germantown will fulfill its $5 million commitment so the suburb’s school district can move forward with an $8 million addition to Houston Middle School.

As of Wednesday, 40% of Tennessee’s 95 counties had moved into the priority group that includes teachers. Those areas have smaller populations and fewer health care workers to inoculate after years of rural hospital closures.

The tension between the Memphis leader and state officials illustrates the differences in how Tennesseans are responding to school safety concerns related to the virus. 

Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis, a civil rights pioneer and champion of gender and racial equality, has died at age 86. 

Calling it an “exciting moment,” Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn on Monday unveiled Reading 360, an array of programs to train teachers on reading instruction and provide resources to school districts.

University of Memphis officials say they’re mulling over the future of Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research to see if it can continue serving business, government and community organizations.

They’ll be able to get their shots during the same phase as Tennesseans ages 75 and above — and before those in the 65-74 age bracket.

The Republican governor wants the newly elected 112th General Assembly to convene on Jan. 19 to look specifically at education challenges during the pandemic. 

Gov. Bill Lee declared Pfizer’s vaccine “safe” as Tennessee gave its first doses to health care workers while recording some of the nation’s highest rates of virus spread. The Republican governor reiterated that the shots will be optional for people in public schools.

After years of waiting and debating, construction of Lakeland’s high school is underway an on schedule to open for the 2022-23 school year.

Shelby County Schools leaders recently revised how the Memphis district handles sexual harassment complaints after pressure from former and current students who championed the change starting four years ago. 

During a November video call with his algebra teacher, the 14-year-old had a terrible realization: There was a tab he never clicked on, where his teachers had noted missing assignments. Jalan, typically an A student, had 73 assignments in seven classes that were overdue. 

The University of Memphis law school legal clinic will be renamed in honor of James ‘Jim’ Gilliland Sr.

The grant is for a project at Belle Forest Community School.

CBU also delays graduation ceremony, with plans to honor graduates of both 2020 and 2021 at the Renasant Convention Center May 29, 2021.

After a five-year tenure in the Arlington Community Schools administrative offices, Tonya Hawkins is returning the Arlington Elementary, this time, leading the school as its new principal.

LeMoyne-Owen College has named Vernell Bennett-Fairs its new president.