Enrollment, teacher vacancies, laptops: MSCS gives itself report card for start of school year
The beginning of the new school year was assessed at the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
While enrollment is down compared to last year, Memphis-Shelby County Schools has made progress on its teacher vacancies, data shows. And student laptops caused a hiccup in an otherwise “smooth” start to the school year.
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