In all, nearly half of the district’s buildings, and their communities, could be affected if the district follows through on the plan.

This week’s announcement that Collierville Schools will close its Virtual Academy at the end of the academic year indicates there are still problems to address before the district takes another run at the idea.

Free courses in nine career fields will begin this winter on all Southwest Tennessee campuses for residents of Shelby and Fayette counties. 

Arlington High students will soon have a new device to replicate the human anatomy in a virtual platform.

Collierville Virtual Academy will cease operations at the end of the academic year. The suburb’s Board of Education approved the closure Tuesday evening.

Jeff Jones, interim superintendent, made it clear the decision was not to rescind rezoning elementary schools but to delay until the 2025-26 school year.

“She was very disappointed in Memphis about how the so-called Black children were allowed to falter because it allowed different subsets of schools,” said Aaron L. Lewis Jr., Lewis’s son.

Students were dismissed at 10:30 a.m., according to the school district.

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Area schools to open Tuesday as snow, ice melt

Shelby County’s six suburban school districts and most Memphis-Shelby County Schools will welcome students back to school on Tuesday. Students were last in school on Friday, Jan. 12.

Lizzette Reynolds has no teacher’s license or experience leading a classroom, in apparent violation of a century-old state law outlining the job’s requirements, Democrats say.

Catholic education leaders believe the Jubilee Schools wouldn’t have closed if the state government had paid a portion of the families’ tuition. That’s why they support Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed Education Freedom Scholarship Act, which would make private school vouchers much more widely available.

All six suburban school districts, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School made the decision to close schools Monday, Jan. 22. 

University of Memphis responded Saturday to the city’s ongoing water crisis, as both U of M, Christian Brother University and LeMoyne-Owen campuses will remain closed Monday, Jan. 22.

The University of Memphis’ Center for Applied Earth Science has hired a professor known for using data to guide long-term planning for infrastructure.

Students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the six suburban districts won’t return to school until at least Monday.

Suburban districts and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have made the decision to close schools Thursday, Jan. 18, as more wintry precipitation is expected.

Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland will join Millington and Memphis-Shelby County Schools by closing schools Wednesday.

All University of Memphis campuses are closed Tuesday, Jan. 16.

Not only does the weather make road conditions treacherous, but the expected single-digit temperatures are also a cause for concern for students who walk, bike or wait at bus stops.

Former Memphian Antonio D. Tillis is bringing Hamilton and Westwood students to the elite New Jersey school where he now serves as chancellor as “his way of giving back.” 

Collierville Board of Education met Friday to approve a contract for its next leader, Superintendent Russell Dyer.

A legal challenge to Tennessee’s private school voucher law is back on track after a state appeals court ruled that a lower court erred in dismissing the case.

Those interested in filling the position must be a citizen of Tennessee, a resident and qualified voter of Collierville and have a GED or high school diploma.

MSCS Interim Superintendent Toni Williams points to efforts the district is taking to quell the violence that has taken the lives of 22 students in the 16 months she’s served.

The delay would pass the responsibility to Russell Dyer, the suburb’s new superintendent, who is expected to assume his role in March.