Patents2Products pays salaries for researchers working on tech startups in U of M laboratories.

Jeff Mayo took over in the middle of a pandemic to steer the Arlington Community Schools. Now, he is preparing for his second semester at the helm.

The billboard campaign to encourage civic engagement is sponsored by an arts-based organization called For Freedoms.

Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn believes some families opted to home-school their children, and others enrolled their kids in private schools, especially in Memphis and Nashville. But the biggest decline was in kindergarten enrollment.

Shelby County Schools leaders said survey results won’t be released this week as school leaders do “one last sweep” with parents who have not responded.

There could be a shortage of teachers and monitors in January if survey results reflect what association leaders are hearing. 

The Tennessee State Board of Education has given initial approval to proposed revisions that increase coursework in basic statistics, including understanding and using data. 

Shelby County Schools plans to phase in students with disabilities by their grade, some as early as Jan. 4 

“As students, many of us are saddened when we see decisions made about our well-being that will not affect the decision-makers but will clearly affect us. We just hope this starts a true conversation where every argument is given equitable consideration.”

In September, the campus was among publication’s best universities in the world.

Facing History and Ourselves, Bridges, Girl Scouts: Heart of the South and the National Civil Rights Museum will participate in a panel discussion at Leadership Memphis’ annual Multicultural Breakfast Nov. 6 that will be held virtually this year. 

The partnership formalizes research, conservation and purity of groundwater efforts between the entities.

Wright Cox has been on the suburb’s Board of Education since the district’s inception. As he looks forward to the next four years, he is hopeful about the district’s future.

The decision voters are weighing is whether they want a new voice on the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen or to keep the current group in place for at least another two years.

Students will still use laptops, tablets and headphones for in-school learning, in the same way they are learning in virtual school.

The board voted unanimously Tuesday to give the public notice that it would discuss and vote on amending the annual $285,000 contract sometime in November. 

Most notably missing is student achievement and growth information, even from years when standardized testing occurred. 

Parents will have an extra week to decide if their children will stay with virtual learning or return to school.

National public health officials have encouraged businesses and schools to improve their air systems to reduce the chances of infection through the air.

Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and secure a likely conservative court majority for years to come.

Joris Ray’s overall score was 4.13 out of 5, showing that he “completely met expectations” during the 2019-20 school year.

Budget committee chairman Edmund Ford Jr. amended his resolution to stick with the county’s policy of keeping its financial reserves at 20% of general fund revenues. He has suggested a 15% to 20% guideline.

Collierville High School students will return to four days at school next semester. Students will attend Monday through Thursday and learn remotely on Friday.

District leaders speculate some students left in favor of in-person learning at charter or private schools because SCS started the year all online.

If the initial plan is successful, FCS officials hope its full return to in-person learning mirrors Shelby County Schools, slated for January 2021.