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.
The college is considering a future location in Frayser or Raleigh with programming tailored to the neighborhoods’ needs and interests.
After being closed due to a cybersecurity incident earlier this month, Southwest Tennessee Community College will resume in-person classes and work Monday, July 15.
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.
Chalkbeat asked Mauricio Calvo, Audrey Elion and Sable Otey about their platforms for the upcoming Memphis-Shelby County Schools board race.
Chalkbeat asked James Q. Bacchus, Eric Harris, Tamarques Porter and Anecia Washington about their platforms for the upcoming school board race.
Chalkbeat asked Jesse Jeff, Stephanie Love, Ozell Pace Jr. and Angela Rogers about their platforms for the upcoming school board race.
Five of the nine seats on Memphis-Shelby County Schools board are on the ballot Aug. 1 at a time of great transition for the school district, which is under the leadership of a new superintendent. Our guide helps voters understand the options.
Chalkbeat asked Ernest Gillespie III, Althea Greene and Natalie McKinney about their platforms for the upcoming school 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.
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.