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    Democrats claim SCS stonewalling request for McCormick’s attendance records

    Tennessee Democratic Caucus Chairman Mike Stewart accused Shelby County Schools Wednesday of stonewalling on an open-records request to prevent it from learning how many meetings Republican school board member Scott McCormick failed to attend.

    By Omer Yusuf October 10, 2018
  • Business

    Modern manufacturing inspires the next generation

    Last Friday, a group of students from Bolton High School toured Competition Cams Inc., a Memphis-based manufacturer of performance camshafts and other valve train parts. At the beginning of the tour, feet were dragging and yawns were contagious, but as students moved through the production process and more machinery came into play, they began to ask questions.

    By Michelle Corbet October 10, 2018
  • Education

    Southwest to offer Memphis’ first funeral services degree in 2019

    Students interested in a career as an embalmer or funeral director will no longer have to drive outside of Shelby County to pursue a degree.

    By Michelle Corbet October 09, 2018
  • Metro

    Memphis legislator criticizes Hopson’s endorsement of Lee

    A Memphis legislator is castigating Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson’s decision to endorse Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee, saying it “confuses” a tough situation.

    By Sam Stockard October 09, 2018
  • Education

    Memphis high school’s prized planetarium still needs upgrades, but students are already fascinated by what it can do

    Keshawn Glover remembers hearing his dad talk about field trips to Craigmont High School’s planetarium decades ago, but last week the high school senior got to experience the school’s crown jewel for himself.

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 08, 2018
  • Education

    Texas minister rallies Tennessee pastors against private school vouchers

    A Texas pastor who has fought private school vouchers in his home state is bringing his call of support for traditional public education to Tennessee.

    By Marta W. Aldrich October 03, 2018
  • Arlington

    Two suburban schools receive national distinction for excellence

    Two suburban schools – Donelson Elementary and Lakeland Elementary – were recognized Monday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2018 by the U.S. Department of Education. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim October 02, 2018
  • Education

    Houston High teacher’s travels, approach gain recognition with regional award

    Michael Robinson has traveled to a lot of places in his life – journeys that have brought a fresh perspective and a unique vision to his social studies classes at Houston High in Germantown.

    By Michael Waddell October 01, 2018
  • Suburbs

    Suburban Dispatch: Education Awards, who’s that candidate and other notes

    On Sundays we’re going to try to catch up on the week’s news, late-breaking items, observations and perhaps a recap of stories that were particularly interesting.

    By Clay Bailey October 01, 2018
  • Education

    Tennessee’s 2018 graduation rate steady at 89 percent

    Just over 89 percent of Tennessee’s public high school students graduated on time in 2018, maintaining the state’s record-high rate from last year, education officials announced on Monday.

    By Marta W. Aldrich and Laura Faith Kebede October 01, 2018
  • Education

    17 schools in Tennessee’s turnaround district remain priority schools six years after first takeovers

    Most of the schools that were taken over by Tennessee’s turnaround district remain on the state’s priority list six years after the intervention efforts began.

    By Caroline Bauman September 28, 2018
  • Education

    At least 5 Memphis schools now risk a state takeover

    While Memphis mostly received good news when the state listed its most underachieving schools last week, at least five Shelby County schools appear to be at risk of state takeover.

    By Laura Faith Kebede September 28, 2018
  • Education

    Free tuition at U of M Global expands to FedEx Indianapolis hub

    FedEx’s free tuition offering for hub workers has reached Indianapolis, where more than 3,500 employees are eligible to pursue degrees at the University of Memphis' online offering, U of M Global.

    By Wayne Risher September 26, 2018
  • State Government

    UT names Boyd interim president despite opposition

    Randy Boyd didn’t vault into a new job as the University of Tennessee interim president without opposition Tuesday.

    By Sam Stockard September 26, 2018
  • Education

    Shelby County Schools nets $4 million for school safety, security

    Shelby County Schools will receive nearly $4 million this year and smaller systems across the county will net tens of thousands of dollars as part of Tennessee’s Safe Schools Act.

    By Sam Stockard September 25, 2018
  • Education

    Burt named new SCS chief academic officer

    Antonio Burt, principal at one of Shelby County Schools’ first Innovation Zone schools and leader of priority and I-Zone schools, is the new chief academic officer for SCS.

    By Bill Dries September 25, 2018
  • Education

    Luter named to fill vacancy on Germantown school board

    With children in the Germantown Municipal School District, a leadership role in two of the suburb’s churches and a background of education in her family, the Rev. Rebecca Luter believes she brings the necessary traits to her new role on the suburb’s school board.

    By Michael Waddell September 25, 2018
  • Education

    LeMoyne-Owen president has ‘full confidence’ in high-profile administrator Strayhorn

    LeMoyne-Owen College administrator and professor Terrell Strayhorn is a rising star of academia who got pulled down to Earth by questions about a prolific paid speaking schedule at his last career stop, Ohio State University.

    By Wayne Risher September 24, 2018
  • Education

    Memphis moves from problem child to poster child on Tennessee’s new school improvement list

    The city that has been the epicenter of Tennessee’s school improvement work since 2012 got encouraging news on Friday as fewer Memphis schools landed on the state’s newest list of troubled schools.

    By Marta W. Aldrich and Laura Faith Kebede September 22, 2018
  • Education

    Suburban school system leaders say students must go beyond academics

    Two months into his job as superintendent of Millington Municipal Schools, James “Bo” Griffin goes into all four schools in the system at least once a week.

    By Bill Dries September 20, 2018
  • Education

    Free tuition program going gangbusters at FedEx hub

    Debra Clark thought there must be a catch when her manager announced FedEx was offering Memphis hub workers tuition-free online education at University of Memphis.

    By Wayne Risher September 20, 2018
  • Education

    Randy Boyd may become interim UT president

    Knoxville businessman Randy Boyd won’t be Tennessee’s next governor, but he is likely to be named the next president of the University of Tennessee – at least on an interim basis.

    By Sam Stockard September 19, 2018
  • Education

    UT President Joe DiPietro leaving office in November

    University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro is set to leave active service in mid-November, three months before he will officially retire as head of the state system.

    By Sam Stockard September 19, 2018
  • Business

    Tiger territory: Big new sign envisioned for University District

    The University of Memphis president is at it again, pushing for big, iconic structures to define the campus and its surrounding neighborhoods.

    By Tom Bailey September 19, 2018

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