Shelby County Schools reported 490 student cases among the district’s public and charter schools and 89 cases among staff.

Parents staged a protest at the SCS Board of Education to follow up on their concerns about the safety of their children and what they said was distasteful mistreatment in a meeting led by Deputy Superintendent John Barker.

One of Southwest’s biggest challenges in future years is increasing enrollment at its Gill Center. There are only 17 students taking classes at the Frayser campus.

With the challenges of a pandemic stretching into this school year, Arlington Community Schools continues to make strides forward, Superintendent Jeff Mayo said.

Germantown is expanding its virtual school to families who want that option for elementary students.

Some Germantown parents are concerned by the suburban school system’s quarantine guidelines. However, Superintendent Jason Manuel said the district is reviewing its measures.

Shelby County is ordered to enforce its universal mask mandate in all schools. 

The figures mean there have been 1,650 cases among students since the start of the school year and 246 among staff.

The school’s faculty will work with Apple to learn about coding and app development.

The U of M moved up nine spots from last year. 

Classes and operations are scheduled to resume in person on Sept. 13.

The state argues that parents should seek remedy with the school on a case-by-case basis, as outlined in a federal special education act.

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.

The U of M has plans for new student-athlete housing, an academic “success center” and a new track and soccer stadium, among other facilities.

The university faced a $55 million shortfall last year; it now expects to be $75 million to $80 million to the good.

Rudd says the COVID vaccine should be added to the list that the state requires on all college campuses.

The most recent data available is from Aug. 13-19, the second week of school.

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The University of Memphis campus was teeming with activity Monday, Aug. 23, as students returned for in-person learning.

It is offering two hours of administrative leave, per dose, for faculty and staff not yet vaccinated.

A youth who died at Le Bonheur over the weekend has been identified as 16-year-old Westwood High student Azorean Tatum.

Last week, president M. David Rudd said he would pursue making shots necessary as soon as FDA lifted emergency-use approval.

Parents are expressing growing concerns about the safety of their children in schools. They want an option to send children back to school virtually.

Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order allows students to opt out and attend classes without masks.

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.