Jennifer Collins sat down with The Daily Memphian to talk about who she is and what she plans to do in her presidency.

“It was very important for (the board) to show appreciation for our folks in what has been a very difficult year,” Superintendent Gary Lilly said.

Southwest Tennessee Community College is focusing on rebuilding its enrollment after a 24% drop during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frayser Achievement Elementary School, Corning Achievement Elementary School, Georgian Hills Achievement Elementary School and Whitney Achievement School will rejoin SCS for the 2022-2023 school year. 

The Tennessee Department of Education would be prohibited from providing funding for undocumented students under a new Republican proposal, the legality of which was immediately questioned by immigrant advocates.

The decision doesn’t declare a statewide mask mandate, nor does it force school districts to require universal masking. But it does prevent students from opting out of mask mandates if their schools have them.

The AgriSTEM program, part of the district’s college, career and technical education program, featured the school’s first Ag Day.

The space co-hosting the University of Memphis’ University Middle and University High School will bear the name of SCS board member Billy Orgel and his wife Robin, after the couple committed $1 million to the schools. 

Jill Church will succeed Joyce Keohane, who retired during the summer as special education director.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center announced Monday the appointment of its 11th Chancellor, Dr. Peter F. Buckley.

Rhodes College announced that its 21st president is currently a dean at Southern Methodist University.

Due to close scores, the Tennessee Department of Education honored two top principals this year.

A $250,000 partnership between the Children’s Museum of Memphis and Porter-Leath allows 1,500 families enrolled in the Porter-Leath Early Head Start program to have free access to the museum.

Following a shooting at Cummings K-8, community members decided to show up for the neighborhood kids every morning.

The university still encouraged workers to get vaccinated and submit proof.

Shelby County Schools board members voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, effectively solidifying the deputies’ presence in schools after a monthslong debate. 

The University of Memphis is asking Gov. Bill Lee for $25 million to renovate its business school. Many say it would make the university more competitive with elite public universities.

The Shelby County Health Department expects all public schools and others under the Americans with Disabilities Act to mask, according to a memo sent to public and private school leaders Friday afternoon.

Lawyers for disabled students invited doctors to testify virtually to the U.S. District Court in Nashville to support their argument that a new Tennessee law violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Among three finalists for the Tennessee Department of Education position is Cedrick Gray, a longtime Memphis educator who currently serves as director of education for Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ office. 

Teen charged in shooting at Cummings K-8 School pleads guilty. 

The university clarified that a September executive order from the Biden administration requiring vaccinations for federal contractors would apply to the university.

On March 26, 2020, 20 days after his retirement party, Kenneth Bradshaw died. He was 64. Now a summer camp scholarship will honor his memory. 

Shelby County schools will vaccinate about 1,000 of its students between the ages of 5 and 11 at the Board of Education this Friday and Saturday, according to the district. 

Germantown Municipal School District reverses course, returns to masking Tuesday.