As the first day of school and tax-free weekend approach, organizations, including the Memphis Police Department and Memphis Public Libraries, are helping students prepare with free school supplies.

With the start of a new school year less than two weeks away, Shelby County Health Department and partners will host a number of free clinics to get local families up to speed on required childhood immunizations. 

Christian Brothers University will introduce a fully online cybersecurity graduate degree program in January 2024. CBU Director of Graduate Computer Science Programs James McGuffee said the degree will help bring more IT professionals to Memphis businesses. 

Memphian Roman Neal II plans to study dance at Howard University. The scholarship is given to one incoming freshman fine arts student each year and covers four years of tuition.

MSCS is closing 18 summer program sites July 19 after a Tuesday evening storm led to power outages.

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board followed district recommendations to reject applications for Humes Middle School, MLK Prep, Fairley High and others, but voted in favor of two charter schools.

TCAP results for Memphis-Shelby County School students show increased proficiency in 10 out of 11 subjects, including English Language Arts.

The Shelby County Commission appointed Latino Memphis CEO Mauricio Calvo to fill the District 5 Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seat.

Three Memphis college graduates discuss facing the possibility of no student loan forgiveness and how it could affect their future long term. 

Two Memphis-Shelby County Schools employees are finalists for state awards honoring their work in education.

The Shelby County Commission interviewed eight candidates who applied to replace former Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Sheleah Harris during a committee meeting Wednesday, July 12.

The Memphis-Shelby County School board met for an academic committee meeting Tuesday to discuss education accessibility and progress for district students. 

One of Collierville’s assistant principals will be the next leader of Houston High School, and it’ll be something of a homecoming for her.

Faculty and students from HBCUs will partner with faculty and students from Rhodes on projects.

All Kids Academy is an internship program that trains U of M child development and family studies majors to educate Le Bonheur patients 5 years old and younger who are experiencing prolonged hospitalization. 

U of M executive vice president CFO-COO Raaj Kurapati will assume the position of executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer for UTHSC, a position formerly held by Kennard Brown.

“Tennessee is one of those states that has always prioritized education as number one so that’s why I’m so excited to be here,” said new Department of Education Commissioner Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds.

“Colleges are not typically just using race anyway — instead, they are typically considering race as one factor among many,” said a local law school professor. 

Four Bartlett High students are learning about some of the suburb’s inner workings during summer internships with the city.

The program gives Rhodes students a chance to work with community leaders and researchers to create projects about the Mid-South.

In-state undergraduate students at UTHSC, the largest educator of health care professionals in the state, can expect a 1.5% hike in tuition and mandatory fees and a 2% to 5% increase in housing, dining and parking fees. 

Scores in English language arts and social studies exceeded pre-pandemic levels, while student proficiency in math has not. 

“No children in America should be sitting in a classroom, sweltering in the summer and cold in the winter,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. “Every child should have a safe and comfortable learning environment so they can soar.”

Fewer than 4% of people that applied received Harvard University’s 2023-2024 Radcliffe Institute Fellowship. One of those who did is a U of M professor.

The MSCS school board discussed superintendent qualifications and additional considerations with Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates president Max McGee.