A decrepit cemetery sign sparked a partnership between a Memphis school and Elon Musk-founded xAI. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools received another violation notice from Head Start monitors after a child walked away from the classroom. 

Tennessee legislative leaders alleged that Memphis-Shelby County Schools was illegally destroying records ahead of a state-funded forensic audit, but MSCS officials “are unaware of any such alleged acts.” 

To celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, a Memphis college is launching a concert series.

How many schools should MSCS operate in order to best serve its students and families, and where should those buildings be located? 

Expected staff changes at Memphis-Shelby County Schools, including some reassignments, are not part of the budget and are expected to take place in coming months.

The program is a significant rollback of Tennessee’s previous summer food benefits initiative.

Two Germantown aldermen brought forth proposals Monday evening to put more funds toward Houston High’s master plan. Only one of those plans was approved.

Tennessee officials expect to choose a firm to perform the audit by the end of the month. But many details of the audit’s scope may remain secret.

The expansion and ribbon-cutting at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church follow Meharry’s acquisition of four Sanitas USA Inc. medical clinics in Memphis last month.

University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave would not speak to a reporter after the meeting when asked about the tuition increases.

Kyree, who competed for the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics, captured the 200 title at the 2021 Ed Murphey Classic.

The claims offer the 18-month, $487,500 payout described in Feagins’ contract as an alternative outcome to returning her to the school district’s superintendent seat. 

About half of those incarcerated in the Shelby County Corrections Center don’t have high school diplomas, according to The Goodwill Excel Center, which is expanding its adult learning programs into the prison. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Keith Williams has retired from his role leading a local teacher union, a position that has stirred concerns of conflicting interests throughout his tenure on the school board.

The Central High School jazz band won the Essentially Ellington contest at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is suing the student-data system after a data breach exposed the personal information of about 500,000 current and former students and staff.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members voted to affirm access for students regardless of immigration status, but the district’s number of Spanish-language registration sites has been cut in half. 

Across the state, families’ interest in the new EFS vouchers, which relaxed family-income thresholds and academic testing requirements, has exceeded the available 20,000 spots for its first year.

The oldest Lasallian Brother in the United States, Brother Terence McLaughlin, who integrated Christian Brothers High School in 1963, died Sunday. He was 102.

The closure, which was a surprise to at least one group planning an October event at the hotel, comes as the school’s contract with the current hotel vendor comes to an end. 

Construction begins on the public Montessori school’s $7.5 million expansion, revamping Southwest Tennessee Community College’s former Gill Campus building into a middle school with a kitchen and workshop for students.

Lausanne is among a handful of K-12 schools in the U.S. responding to international demand for Western partners in education.

The first phase of the project — which includes a new science building consisting of 14 labs — will begin with the demolition of the library in June.

What the Memphis-Shelby County Schools budget says about job cuts, additions.