About Us | Contact Us | Email Preferences | Help | Donate

Subscribe
  • My Account
  • Help
Log In
Metro Business Op-Ed Sports Arts Food Suburbs Neighborhoods Obits Marketplace Games
  1. Donate
  2. Subscribe
  3. Newsletters
  4. Public Notices
  5. Memphis Events
  6. Podcasts
  7. Gift Subscriptions
  8. Seminars
  9. Job Listings
  10. Advertise With Us
  11. Sponsored Content
City of Memphis Shelby County State Government Education Public Safety Elections Spirit of Memphis The Early Word Behind The Headlines Ask the Memphian The AM/DM
Add Daily Memphian to Home Screen

Education

  • City of Memphis
  • Shelby County
  • State Government
  • Education
  • Public Safety
  • Elections
  • Spirit of Memphis
  • The Early Word
  • On the Record
  • Behind The Headlines
  • The AM/DM
  • Education

    Former MCS superintendent named interim president at LeMoyne-Owen

    Carol Johnson-Dean, superintendent of Memphis City Schools from 2003-2007, before leaving to take the top job at Boston Public Schools, will replace Andrea Miller. The LeMoyne-Owen board didn't renew Miller's contract.

    By Jared Boyd July 30, 2019
  • Education

    In a reversal, Memphis charter network to stay with state district for now

    Freedom Preparatory Academy will continue operating its Westwood neighborhood elementary school as part of the state turnaround district instead of moving the school to Shelby County Schools oversight.

    By Caroline Bauman July 30, 2019
  • Education

    Education leaders offer advice about Tennessee’s turnaround schools

    A dozen people from other states answered Tennessee school chief Penny Schwinn’s request to meet in Nashville and talk about the Achievement School District. Seven years after its creation, the Tennessee district’s third leader recently left; a study found the program has not improved student achievement; and Schwinn said no new schools will join this year.

    By Caroline Bauman July 30, 2019
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Memphis Lift donates 1,000 backpacks at back-to-school block party

    Parent-led community organization Memphis Lift joined with North Memphis businesses to provide school supplies to local children.

    By Jared Boyd July 28, 2019
  • Education

    St. Benedict follows low student-teacher ratio model for new learning program

    Educators say the four-to-one model of students to teacher is showing signs of success for those with learning disabilities and should continue to grow.

    By Toni Lepeska July 28, 2019
  • Education

    Busing for integration was maligned by some, ‘opened a whole new world’ for others

    By 1978, 40,000 white students had left Memphis City Schools, a move that contributed to Memphis’ distinction of having one of the largest private school systems in the country. Memphis schools remain starkly segregated, with 90 percent of students enrolled in 2018 identifying as black.

    By Kathryn Palmer July 26, 2019
  • Education

    Up to 3,000 Memphis high school students could get free city bus rides

    Shelby County Schools leaders hope the bus passes will encourage students to participate in after-school activities, get jobs, post higher test scores and miss school less often.

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 25, 2019
  • Education

    10 new schools will open in Memphis this academic year

    The openings and closings will bring the total number of Memphis charter schools to 82 — with Shelby County Schools overseeing 57 and the state-run Achievement School District overseeing 25 more.

    By Kathryn Palmer, Caroline Bauman July 25, 2019
  • Education

    Group withdraws request to house migrant children in vacant Memphis school

    Under a $3.7 million federal grant, the Georgia-based Baptiste Group had proposed operating a residential facility until 2025 at the former South Side Middle School, which until last summer housed a state-run charter school. But Baptiste withdrew its application after Chalkbeat started asking questions about the plan.

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 24, 2019
  • Education

    Shelby County Schools to focus on empowering African-American males

    Joris Ray, Shelby County Schools superintendent, says he wants to change the school district's approach to educating black male students, in order to "change the face of SCS and change the face of Shelby County and Memphis." 

    By Abigail Warren July 22, 2019
  • Education

    LeMoyne-Owen suit outlines problems between president, faculty

    A suit filed by the LeMoyne-Owen College Faculty Organization against the college and its board of trustees reveals the mistrust that existed between the administration and faculty before the college president was fired.

    By Elle Perry July 17, 2019
  • Education

    School turnaround model has not improved student achievement, research finds

    The state-run district took over low-performing schools in Memphis and Nashville with a goal of vaulting them out of the state’s bottom 5% and into the top 25% academically. The schools – 28 in Memphis and two in Nashville – have performed no better or worse than comparable struggling schools outside of the district.

    By Marta W. Aldrich, Caroline Bauman August 26, 2019
  • Education

    Governor promises ‘funding will be there’ for early voucher start

    Gov. Bill Lee said the state, which began its new fiscal year on July 1, has enough money to start the education savings account program for the 2020-21 school year. His decision to work toward an early rollout caught even some staff members in his education department off guard. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019
  • Education

    Legislators leery of governor’s move to expedite vouchers

    State lawmakers are concerned rushing the Education Savings Account program could cause problems in delivery of state funds to student to enroll in private schools.

    By Sam Stockard July 15, 2019
  • Education

    After seven years, state’s Achievement School District struggles to show results

    Political support for the Tennessee achievement district could be waning. After the district’s high profile leader Sharon Griffin left this month, some state lawmakers are calling for hearings on its future.

    By Caroline Bauman July 14, 2019
  • Education

    Lin Johnson retiring from SCS financial post

    Lin Johnson is leaving after a four-year tenure with Shelby County Schools as deputy director for finance, human resources and information technologies. He hopes his legacy reaches beyond the numbers. 

    By Jared Boyd July 13, 2019
  • Education

    Manager named for Tennessee school voucher program

    Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn named Amity Schuyler voucher project manager. “She believes in education savings accounts. And to take the lead on this project, I need someone who believes in it,” Schwinn said.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019
  • Education

    Gov. Lee wants to launch education voucher program a year ahead of deadline

    The push is alarming voucher opponents, who worry that an accelerated rollout will be more prone to fraud in how the accounts, which will be loaded with an average of $7,300 a year, are used.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019
  • Education

    LeMoyne-Owen gets new accreditation for business degrees

    Katherine Causey, chair of LeMoyne-Owen’s Division of Business and Economic Development, said the college’s business programs are the largest and most popular majors at the college. 

    By Elle Perry July 10, 2019
  • Education

    New social studies standards address fear of religious indoctrination in schools

    The old middle-school standards had varying guidelines on addressing the six world religions taught in world history courses — Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and Shintoism. Now, teaching of the six creeds follows the exact same formula: origins, key people, sacred texts and basic beliefs.

    By Kathryn Palmer July 09, 2019
  • Education

    A Memphis charter network leaves state district for local oversight

    Freedom Preparatory Academy, a 10-year-old charter network, will move its Westwood neighborhood elementary school to Shelby County Schools oversight — rolling back the 2014 state takeover of the school.

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 07, 2019
  • Education

    Feds OK contract between charter school network, Catholic diocese

    The federal guidance removes the final hurdle for Compass Community Schools to open its six campuses across Memphis on July 31 in former Catholic school buildings.

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 05, 2019
  • Education

    Summer reading camps are popular, getting results – and in peril

    Read to be Ready camps first opened in 2016, and Tennessee has expanded the program annually with funding from the U.S. Department of Human Services. But state officials learned in January that the federal grant now has to be used for child care programs.

    By Kathryn Palmer, Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019
  • Education

    Tennessee signs $40 million school testing contract

    British-based Pearson took over the student testing program July 1. The contract runs through June 30, 2021, and the state has the option to renew terms annually for up to three years through 2024. The five-year cost would be $93.1 million.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019
  • Education

    10 education laws took effect in Tennessee July 1

    School districts will have to follow (or be aware of) many new laws that didn’t grab headlines. Here are 10 such measures that become effective with the new fiscal year.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019

  • About 2339 results

    1 … 83 84 85 … 94
    RSS
Local news delivered to your inbox every week.

Coverage of the key happenings in our city including city hall, education, and more.

Enter your e-mail address

Please check your inbox to finish the signup process. If you haven't received an email within 10 minutes, check your spam/junk folder or contact us at support@dailymemphian.com for assistance.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

You are already signed up

Opt out

Manage Your Email Subscriptions

Trending Now

  1. Premium
    Wing Guru closes final Memphis partner location
  2. Health Care
    Memphis school students diagnosed with highly contagious, viral illness
  3. Premium
    Trees are disappearing on Wolf River Boulevard
  4. Premium
    Olive Branch will ‘cease communications’ with Daily Memphian
  5. Transportation & Logistics
    South Korean manufacturer plans $50M Memphis expansion
Get The Daily Memphian Email Edition

Email Editions

Sign up for our morning and evening editions, plus breaking news.

Enter your e-mail address

Please check your inbox to finish the signup process. If you haven't received an email within 10 minutes, check your spam/junk folder or contact us at support@dailymemphian.com for assistance.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

You are already signed up

Opt out

Manage Your Email Subscriptions

Metro

  • City of Memphis
  • Shelby County
  • State Government
  • Education
  • Public Safety
  • Elections
  • Spirit of Memphis
  • The Early Word
  • On the Record
  • Behind The Headlines
  • The AM/DM

Business

  • Real Estate
  • Financial Services
  • Health Care
  • Transportation/Logistics
  • Movers and Shakers
  • Ford Megasite

Opinion

  • Geoff Calkins
  • Otis Sanford
  • Dan Conaway
  • Chris Herrington
  • Guest Columnists

Sports

  • Memphis Grizzlies
  • High School Sports
  • Golf
  • Grizzlies Podcast
  • Tigers Basketball
  • Tigers Football
  • Tigers Podcast

Arts & Culture

  • Visual Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Music
  • The To-Do List
  • The Sidebar
  • Memphis Events
  • The Arts Beat

Food

  • Food News
  • Reviews
  • Recipes
  • $15 Deals
  • Table Talk
  • Sound Bites
  • Dining Guides

Suburbs

  • Arlington
  • Bartlett
  • Collierville
  • Germantown
  • Millington
  • Lakeland
  • North Mississippi

Neighborhoods

  • Downtown
  • Midtown
  • North Memphis
  • East Memphis
  • South Memphis
  • About Town

Obituaries

Marketplace

Games

Donate

Subscribe

Newsletters

Memphis Events

More

  • Podcasts
  • Gift Subscriptions
  • Seminars
  • Job Listings
  • Advertise With Us
  • Sponsored Content

Public Notices

  • Court Notices
  • Bid Notices
  • Miscellaneous Notices
  • Log In
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • FAQ
  • Work With Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Email Preferences
  • Subscribe
Become a subscriber to keep reading.
Help Log In
© 2025 The Daily Memphian | Contact Us | FAQ | Additional Subscription Options | Work With Us | About Us | Privacy Policy | Donate