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    DeSoto County Schools guardian requests curriculum audit over reading assignment

    A woman has raised questions about a book being taught in a Lake Cormorant School saying it contains sexually explicit dialog inappropriate for young students.

    By Beth Sullivan September 07, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    Candidates qualify for DeSoto County Board of Education special election

    Two candidates have qualfied to run for the District 3 office on the DeSoto County Board of Education in a Nov. 7 special election.

    By Beth Sullivan September 13, 2023
  • Education

    U of M announces security improvements ahead of Eliza Fletcher run

    Lighting and surveillance improvements are the first phase of a $5 million investment to improve security on campus and surrounding area. 

    By Jane Roberts September 01, 2023
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    Chapter Two: Busing begins

    This second part of The Daily Memphian’s oral history series marking the 50th anniversary of Plan Z begins with prophetic words from McRae’s December 1971 ruling that set the stage for Plan A’s implementation.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS amends budget to include $5 million in HVAC maintenance

    The decision came as some Memphis-Shelby County School buildings are struggling with air-conditioning issues amid a summer of record high temperatures.

    By Alicia Davidson August 29, 2023
  • Education

    Making a splash: U of M president kicks off new year with fountain run

    University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave ran through the campus fountain hand-in-hand with SGA leaders on the first day of school amid a flurry of activity on the student plaza.

    By Alicia Davidson August 28, 2023
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    Arlington adds new principal support position

    Cherry Davidson is returning to the Arlington Community Schools suburban district to act as mentor for principals across the system.

    By Michael Waddell August 28, 2023
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    Memphis dentist recognized for inspiring health care careers

    Dr. Christina Rosenthal, a native of South Memphis, continues to garner national attention for her dedication to inspiring young people from historically marginalized communities to pursue careers in health care. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 28, 2023
  • Education

    Local educators drop off their ‘baggage’ at New Memphis event

    New Memphis hosted “Spillit: Baggage Claim,” an event honoring local teachers with its 2023 Educators of Excellence awards and providing them with an open forum to share their stories.

    By Alicia Davidson August 26, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS general counsel resigns, Memphis attorney Odell Horton Jr. replacement

    Horton Jr. will bring “a wealth of experience” to his new role, according to MSCS interim superintendent Toni Williams.

    By Alicia Davidson August 25, 2023
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    50 years after busing began, early school integration efforts still shaping Memphis

    Half a century ago this month, 39,000 Memphis children — about a third of the then-Memphis City Schools system — were told to board school buses and continue their education at new schools in an effort to racially integrate them.

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    Chapter One: Before the buses

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2023
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    Chapter One: Desegregation before the buses

    Court-ordered busing began in the Memphis City Schools system in 1973, 19 years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that racially segregated public schools should be integrated with “all deliberate speed.” But MCS had tried other methods at integration before busing.

    By Bill Dries January 06, 2024
  • Education

    Statewide assessment of academic growth shows gains for MSCS

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools scored a Level 5 distinction on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System for the second consecutive year. 

    By Alicia Davidson August 24, 2023
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    Freshmen classes are more diverse, but enrollments are largely down

    Undergraduate enrollment at the University of Memphis, for example, had fallen about 11% between 2016 and last fall when it reported having 14,366 students.

    By Jane Roberts August 19, 2023
  • Education

    Change in leadership: UTHSC announces new deans, chancellors

    From the College of Medicine to the College of Pharmacy to the College of Dentistry, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has new leaders in several key positions.

    By Aisling Mäki August 18, 2023
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    Maribeth Jeffreys ‘always wanted to be a kindergarten teacher’

    Emmanuel United Methodist Kindergarten has hired Maribeth Jeffreys as the school’s new director. Jeffreys has 10 years of experience teaching in the Collierville school system and is the youngest director in the school’s history. 

    By Alicia Davidson August 16, 2023
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    One-year marriage of Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools ended in a happy divorce — for one side

    It was the largest and shortest public school district merger in United States history. A decade later, leaders on both sides recall the road that led to an unhappy “shotgun wedding.” 

    By Don Wade August 14, 2023
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    Some Memphis educators call state law ‘a barrier to teaching the truth’

    Two Memphis educators are plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the state over the 2021 “prohibited concepts” law.

    By Alicia Davidson August 11, 2023
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    Here’s what Calvo wants in the next MSCS superintendent

    Barely one week into his new role, Mauricio Calvo already has ideas regarding the superintendent search, charter schools and student literacy.

    By Alicia Davidson August 10, 2023
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    Houston High’s new principal looks to ‘do the most good’

    Hallie Ross is the first alum to serve as principal of Houston High School. Ross formerly served as the vice principal of Collierville High School.

    By Abigail Warren August 09, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS board meets about programs to enhance student performance

    The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education discussed plans to increase student achievement going into the new school year at a committee meeting Tuesday, Aug. 8.

    By Alicia Davidson August 09, 2023
  • Health Care

    Dean of UTHSC College of Medicine leaves abruptly

    Dr. Scott Strome was the face of much of UTHSC’s community outreach during the pandemic, including the large public testing site it created and staffed at Tiger Lane.

    By Jane Roberts August 08, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS kicks off first day of school

    Teachers, students and faculty geared up for the first day of school Monday, Aug. 7, as more than 110,000 MSCS students headed back to class for the 2023-24 school year.

    By Alicia Davidson August 07, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS supply giveaway preps students for new school year

    “We’re not responsible just to educate children but to help the total child. Part of that is making sure they have uniforms and school supplies,” Memphis-Shelby County Schools official Althea Greene said. “It’s part of making sure they’re ready on day one.”

    By Alicia Davidson August 05, 2023
  • Education

    UTHSC College of Nursing adds partner schools to address workforce shortage

    To address the nationwide nursing shortage and increase diversity in the nursing profession, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has doubled its number of partner schools in the region. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 07, 2023

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