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    Schools adjust schedules in anticipation of ‘generational flooding’

    Some school districts have altered scheduling due to looming threats of severe weather. 

    By Abigail Warren April 02, 2025
  • Education

    New Frayser high groundbreaking a milestone for MSCS facility plan

    “This is the rebuild and transformation of Frayser, but this is also a moment, a forerunner, of things to come,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who first proposed building the school five years ago.

    By Laura Testino April 04, 2025
  • Premium Education

    How MSCS’ interim leader wants to change the district

    After an audit highlighted issues with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond has plans to transform the district, starting with reorganization. Board members are set to take up his interim contract Wednesday, April 2. 

    By Laura Testino April 01, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Other school districts could be snared in state’s MSCS takeover plans

    The Senate proposal would expand Tennessee’s voucher program to some rural and poor school districts, whether state officials believe other takeover measures are necessary or not.

    By Laura Testino March 28, 2025
  • Premium Germantown

    Germantown teachers will be getting bonuses

    The state-funded bonuses were part of the controversial school-voucher legislation.

    By Abigail Warren March 28, 2025
  • State Government

    School districts could deny enrollment to immigrant children if bill passes

    The bill passed narrowly in an 11-7 vote, with three Republicans, including Memphis Republican Mark White voting against it alongside all four of the committee’s Democrats.

    By Benjamin Smith March 27, 2025
  • Education

    State Comptroller set to pay $3 million for MSCS audit

    The money to hire and pay an accounting firm to conduct the audit is part of Gov. Bill Lee’s amended budget proposal.

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2025
  • Shelby County

    County Commission may attempt to block state schools takeover

    “If we do nothing then we are really leaving ourselves at the will of the state,” said Commissioner Shante Avant. 

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2025
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    New Hernando High to welcome first students in July

    Students will start filling the halls of the new Hernando High in late summer, providing relief to other schools in the DeSoto County school district.

    By Toni Lepeska March 26, 2025
  • Premium Education

    Memphis Oral School expands footprint, looks to future goals

    Last week, the school announced it is purchasing the Kingsway Christian Church’s property at 7887 Poplar Ave. next door to the hearing center.

    By Abigail Warren March 26, 2025
  • Premium Collierville

    Collierville Schools buys property with eye toward future

    The construction of a new school is not in Collierville’s immediate plans. Growth will dictate when the new campus is needed.

    By Abigail Warren March 26, 2025
  • Education

    Why MSCS interim superintendent ‘would hate to see’ Tennessee takeover

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools head Roderick Richmond denounced a state takeover proposal that would override authority of the elected board. 

    By Laura Testino March 20, 2025
  • Downtown

    Protesters honored 65 years after Cossitt Library sit-ins

    “It was a movement that reshaped our city and strengthened the legacy of our beloved institution,” said Christopher Davis, president of LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Redding Jackson March 20, 2025
  • Premium Education

    McKinney: Proposed MSCS takeover is ‘opportunistic’

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members argue the state has been trying to take over the school system for decades. 

    Related content:

    Tennessee takes first step toward MSCS takeover

    By Laura Testino March 19, 2025
  • Education

    Tennessee takes first step toward MSCS takeover

    A Tennessee subcommittee passed Rep. Mark White’s school takeover proposal. White suggested his proposal would have a new, narrowed focus on Memphis, likely allaying concerns from other school districts who could have become targets.

    Related story:

    At MSCS, anti-takeover protestors condemn ‘attack on democracy’

    By Laura Testino, Benjamin Smith March 18, 2025
  • Education

    At MSCS, anti-takeover protestors condemn ‘attack on democracy’

    A new state legislative proposal to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools drew immediate opposition from some local community, church and elected leaders.

    By Laura Testino March 18, 2025
  • Millington

    Millington to break ground on new middle school

    “We’re expecting a lot more growth in the next five to 10 years,” MMSD Director of Schools James “Bo” Griffin said. “Adding onto the middle school will help us to be ready for that growth.”

    By Michael Waddell March 12, 2025
  • Premium Education

    State could scrap Achievement School District for new approach

    The proposal calls for dissolving the ASD by the summer and implementing a new model by the next school year. In the most severe cases, it could mean the state-mandated closure of a chronically low-performing school. 

    By Laura Testino March 11, 2025
  • Education

    ‘Let children learn’: Opponents of bill targeting immigrant students protest in Berclair

    The proposed legislation would allow public school districts to charge thousands of dollars in tuition if students can’t prove they are U.S. citizens or are in the country legally. 

    By Laura Testino March 11, 2025
  • Premium Education

    State MSCS audit would look for irregularities that need ‘legal action’

    Such an audit could cost more than $2 million, according to a spokesperson for the Tennessee comptroller of the treasury.

    By Laura Testino March 07, 2025
  • Lakeland

    Outdoor classroom to expand learning environment for Lakeland school

    “Our students learn well inside the building, so we were looking at what we could do on the outside of the building that could also provide those same learning opportunities.”

    By Michael Waddell March 06, 2025
  • Premium Collierville

    Collierville Schools outlines priorities for next five years

    Collierville Schools had committees meet about four key areas ahead of working to develop its strategic plan. The board is scheduled to consider the state-mandated plan in June.

    By Abigail Warren March 06, 2025
  • Education

    Efforts to recall and term-limit MSCS board members advance

    Proposals have bipartisan support in the Tennessee General Assembly, and Shelby County commissioners appear supportive of local efforts to bring recall questions to voters.

    By Laura Testino March 06, 2025
  • Premium Education

    U of M foundation cited for sloppy accounting practices

    This is the second consecutive year auditors have reported inconsistencies in the financials for the University of Memphis’ Auxiliary Services Foundation, which includes funding for Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

    By Jane Roberts March 06, 2025
  • Premium Collierville

    Collierville pays off MSCS settlement early, freeing up funding

    “All future dollars will be spent right here in Collierville, and no more will have to go to another entity,” Collierville Schools Superintendent Russell Dyer said.

    By Abigail Warren March 03, 2025

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