The Lab School is a private and independent micro-school which currently serves six students of mixed ages 4-6. The day-to-day learning environment sees educators teaching students topics such as problem-solving, critical thinking and communication, along with developing math, science and reasoning skills.
Schools saw COVID-19 even when universal masking was required. The numbers from the first week of school, prior to Gov. Bill Lee’s order, provide a baseline.
Some students at the University of Memphis are petitioning to make the hybrid model a permanent option for all courses.
Memphians are not happy with Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order allowing parents to opt their children out of mask mandates in schools.
Five of the Shelby County suburban districts saw some of the top achievements in results for TCAP, the state-mandated testing.
SCS’ standardized testing data revealed the district’s weaknesses and gaps, widened by COVID-induced learning disruptions.
State leaders feel the scores are the first true measure of learning regression due to the pandemic. Related story: SCS test scores show historic learning loss
Newly released standardized test scores show a widening gap between Shelby County Schools and the rest of the state. Related story: Local suburban districts regress in TCAP scores
While other districts struggle with trying to appease parents over whether students should wear masks, Bartlett City Schools will continue to follow the direction of the county Health Department.
Collierville will enforce masking at its schools. Students who do not mask will be sent home.
For the first time since March 2020, all Shelby County Schools students were expected to return to in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases.
Students who do not comply and do not qualify for an exemption are to be sent home.
Failed contract negotiations add to Head Start’s troubled local history, but advocates say that shouldn’t overshadow impressive pre-K advances. Related story: How child care centers reveal pre-K’s future in Shelby County
Early childhood education advocates say access to high-quality child care is the next goal for more than 40,000 children under age 4. Related story: What the SCS/Porter-Leath split means for the future of pre-K in Memphis
Here’s how some area colleges are handling vaccinations as students return to school for the fall. One is even paying students $1,000 to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Here, in a nutshell, is a definition of critical race theory and why people are talking about it.
The Tennessee Department of Education is considering its rules for enforcing the state’s new law regulating discussions of race in the classroom. Related story: Critical race theory: An explainer
Tennessee officials say local school boards and parents, not the state, should have the final say in whether students wear masks to school.
The Shelby County Health Department amended Directive No. 24 to require face coverings for students and teachers in all K-12 schools, officials announced Friday.
The last major construction project at the school was more than 40 years ago.
The specialized school will offer students the opportunity to earn an associate degree.
Private schools in the Memphis area are adopting various protocols for reopening with COVID-19 in mind.
Haslam will also autograph copies of his new book.
Frayser Community Schools officials are hoping a new initiative will create a better atmosphere leading to higher academic performances this year when students fully resume in-person learning.
As Shelby County Schools students gear up for in-person school Monday, Aug. 9, the district is revving up a new fleet of buses.