Political action committees have reported more than $73,000 in donations to candidates for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board.

Interim CBU president Brother Chris Englert and board chairwoman Emily Greer talk about the university’s effort to rebuild its finances and grow enrollment.

The departure from the race leaves voters in parts of South Memphis and Oakhaven neighborhoods with four other candidates to consider.

Representatives for the club filed a lawsuit in March, claiming that the school district had “chosen to defy the First Amendment” by charging “excessive” and “unexpected” fees to rent space at Chimneyrock Elementary School for the club.

Two Frayser high schools increased financial-aid application completion rates this year, bucking state and district trends. But more students still need to fill out the form for college.

This makes at least the fourth ransomware attack on a Tennessee public college or university in less than three years.

“Something that he made very clear is that once you make up your mind that this is your goal, you stick with it, and you don’t let anything deter you from it,” said Linda Hall, associate dean of multicultural affairs.

Superintendent Marie Feagins’ group is significantly different from the cabinets of previous Memphis-Shelby County Schools administrations. 

Through an internship, teenagers get a taste of working in a private firm, corporate law division or government agency. They visit courtrooms, attend trials, hear motions and network with legal professionals. 

The organization helps preventchild abuse by helping parents deal with their frustration and counseling them through triggering events.

New Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins said her first 100 days went “exactly the way that I had hoped.” 

Four sitting Memphis school board members face challengers in the upcoming election, including District 2 representative and MSCS board chair Althea Greene. She is facing Natalie McKinney, a public critic of the district’s superintendent search process, and pastor Ernest Gillespie III.

A teacher at Southwest Tennessee Community College has said that the incident has shut down everything, even the copy machines.

LeMoyne-Owen is expecting an approximately 30% enrollment increase this fall.

Chalkbeat asked Danielle Huggins, Frank Johnson, Towanna Murphy and Jason Sharif about their platforms for the upcoming Memphis Shelby County Schools board race. 

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.