A Memphis demolition company has renewed plans to double the size of its construction debris landfill, but is again facing opposition from Frayser residents who are critical of the existing site.

Heading into his 11th year as the district’s superintendent, David Stephens received an overall score of 4.91 out of 5 on his annual evaluation released during the Bartlett City Schools board meeting Thursday, June 28.

Southwest sold its Gill Center to education neighbors Libertas, who plan to renovate the building for a middle school expansion, the organizations announced Wednesday.

MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins says Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School, shuttered last week by its state-takeover operators, will stay open this fall and expand to take on students from Humes Middle School. MSCS closed Humes earlier this spring.

During a recent hiring fair, MSCS offered jobs to about 100 people, but only 15 candidates were given teaching positions.

It is the eighth public school district in Shelby County. The blueprint is the high-performing prekindergarten-through-12th-grade system run by the University of Memphis. 

Findings from the state-run Achievement School District showed “serious noncompliance and material violations of the charter agreement” by Memphis Scholars, revealing additional information about the abrupt closure of the operators three charter schools. 

Charter operator Memphis Scholars received a violation from Tennessee’s Achievement School District, prompting a board vote to close three schools that serve more than 400 students in North and South Memphis.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins and Board of Education member Mauricio Calvo clashed over job cuts, but in the end a budget of more than $1.849 billion was passed.

Using Tennessee Department of Education data, The Daily Memphian created a searchable table of Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) exam scores.

Math and English language arts proficiency varies by race, and MSCS’ scores continue to fall below statewide data. 

As the University of Memphis prepares to cut the ribbon on a $40 million STEM building, first-time freshmen enrollment numbers are down nearly 25%. At Rhodes, the class is down about 20%.

Germantown Superintendent Jason Manuel and Lakeland Superintendent Ted Horrell joined this week’s “Behind the Headlines” to discuss current issues and the last 10 years of the suburban school systems.

The Kroger closed years ago, a moment that school founder Lakenna Booker remembers as a major blow to the neighborhood.

It takes lots of skills to make a new energy drink; for this crew, interesting new flavor profiles sprouted from plastic cups and pipettes. 

Germantown’s budget has been a moving target due to changes in funding. 

Candidates for suburban races on the Nov. 5 ballot began seeking signatures on the petitions this week to run for office.

“I understand the critics. I receive it. I hear it. I listen to it,” MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins said of the district’s communications around the planned elimination of about 1,100 positions.

The district’s HR chief sent a late-night email to the MSCS Board of Education that said the superintendent ignored advice from himself and MSCS’ former general counsel. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education voted 8-1 for Superintendent Marie Feagins to suspend layoffs as MSCS employees filled both the auditorium and overflow areas. 

The charges were dismissed after Keri Blair completed certain conditions she and her attorney negotiated with the state.

According to the email, about 41% of those 1,100 positions, or around 450, are already vacant.