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    Voucher proposal open to legal challenge for excluding undocumented students

    The Tennessee Senate bill retains House language requiring applicants to provide government-issued documents like birth certificates, driver’s licenses, or passports. That provision could be in conflict with a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that requires states to offer public education to all children, regardless of their immigration status.

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 11, 2019
  • Education

    Voucher program would double in size, add homeschoolers under latest proposal

    The latest amendment would cap the voucher program at 30,000 students instead of 15,000 as approved by House committees. And it would add back homeschoolers who were stripped out of the House bill last month to appease several representatives.

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 10, 2019
  • Education

    Memphis students, once in juvenile detention, offer ideas to reduce suspensions

    Many of the student recommendations were rooted in Project STAND, a federally funded program at Carver Academy for students transitioning back to school after juvenile detention. Currently, there are 66 students in the program.

    By Laura Faith Kebede April 09, 2019
  • Education

    SCS board members disagree on how to pick next superintendent

    Board members are expected to vote on suspending the search for a superintendent at their regular meeting later this month. If that resolution fails, the board recommended that the Iowa-based firm Ray & Associates conduct the search for about $44,000.

    By Laura Faith Kebede April 09, 2019
  • Education

    Ray says replacement funding key concern with school voucher bill

    The interim superintendent of Shelby County Schools said on Behind The Headlines that a plan to consolidate and relocate some schools on a massive scale should also be accompanied by better school programs and more academic offerings to students.

    By Bill Dries April 05, 2019
  • Education

    Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies to merge with Union University

    The Memphis Center for Urban and Theological Studies will gain new advantages for its students when it merges with Union University this summer.

    By Natalie Pilgrim April 06, 2019
  • Education

    Few charter schools want to open where SCS says they’re needed

    The district’s new analysis on where charter schools are most needed was based on the number of students in various Memphis neighborhoods and the school seats available for them.

    By Laura Faith Kebede April 05, 2019
  • Education

    Bill to arm teachers advances over objections by law enforcement, educators

    Meanwhile, both the Senate and House are expected to pass Gov. Bill Lee’s $30 million school security initiative. The governor wants to prioritize hiring more school resource officers, although the amount falls short of funding an SRO in every Tennessee school.

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 04, 2019
  • Education

    Tennessee governor calls for one-year pause on computer-based testing

    Tennessee already has walked back its transition to online testing two times since 2016 when a wholesale switch failed miserably, prompting then-Education Commissioner Candice McQueen to cancel most of that year’s tests and fire Measurement Inc.

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 04, 2019
  • Education

    Lawmakers lower income limit for school voucher eligibility

    Gov. Bill Lee had campaigned on giving more educational choices to low-income families in districts with failing schools. But the original income cap was criticized for being well above what’s considered low-income in Tennessee.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Jacinthia Jones April 04, 2019
  • Education

    State board votes to close Gateway University

    Seven Tennessee Board of Education members have unanimously upheld the Shelby County Schools board’s decision to close Gateway University Charter School at the end of this academic year, meaning 150 students will need to find a new high school for this fall.

    By Caroline Bauman April 02, 2019
  • Education

    Suburban superintendents oppose Educational Savings Account legislation

    Shelby County's suburban school superintendents worry about the potential effects of vouchers on public education. While Gov. Bill Lee's proposal affects Shelby County Schools locally, suburban superintendents worry it could expand to affect them as well.

    By Abigail Warren and Michael Waddell March 31, 2019
  • Education

    State board recommends closing Gateway University

    The Tennessee Board of Education staff found that Gateway hired an educator who did not pass a background check, gave grades to students in a geometry class that did not exist, and relied on uncertified teachers in classes.

    By Caroline Bauman April 01, 2019
  • Education

    Voucher opponents shift strategy as bill barrels through Legislature

    In the past, critics of vouchers have had more time to mount spirited public opposition, often in the form of rallies in Nashville and Memphis, the city that would likely be most affected.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Marta W. Aldrich April 01, 2019
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    Mustang Café teaches life skills to Germantown’s Exceptional Students

    Germantown's Exceptional Students are serving meals at Houston High's Mustang Café. The goal is to help the students with special needs gain skills for employment.

    By Abigail Warren March 29, 2019
  • Education

    University of Memphis event gives kids a taste of college life

    Fourth- and fifth-graders from several area schools got a look at college life Friday during "Visit Day" at the University of Memphis, sponsored by the university and Shelby County Schools.

    By Jared Boyd March 30, 2019
  • Education

    ServiceMaster volunteer project represents a chance to give back

    ServiceMaster employees fanned out to four area schools Thursday to help beautify the campuses as part of Spring Clean '19.

    By Jared Boyd March 29, 2019
  • Education

    Schwinn faces critical decisions on TNReady online achievement testing

    Tennessee education leaders can now track glitches with the revamped TNReady testing system in real time. But the state education commissioner says she still must decide whether to throw the switch or wait another year to resume online achievement tests.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2019
  • Education

    About 700 students at five schools will be rezoned

    Amid concerns over declining enrollment and aging campuses, the changes are the first step in former superintendent Dorsey Hopson’s facilities footprint plan that could consolidate 28 old facilities into 10 new ones.

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 27, 2019
  • Education

    SCS board voices opposition to vouchers

    School board members in Shelby County have consistently opposed using state funds for private school tuition, and the latest proposal, which expands eligible expenses to tutoring and online courses, is no different, they said.

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 27, 2019
  • Education

    Memphis parent advocacy group spreads model to other cities

    Nashville is the latest city to copy pieces of the Memphis Lift model. Memphis Lift leader Sarah Carpenter said she’s also been meeting with parents in Oakland and Atlanta to help get their programs started.

    By Caroline Bauman March 26, 2019
  • Education

    First look at Joris Ray’s SCS budget priorities

    Even though the Shelby County Schools board is about to hire a national search firm to look for a new superintendent, Joris Ray has not been shy about pushing through initiatives that he believes will improve academic performance in Memphis schools.

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 25, 2019
  • Education

    Shelby County Schools to induct five into Alumni Hall of Fame

    Shelby County Schools will honor five notable alumni for their contributions to the community at the 2019 Alumni Hall of Fame Gala Saturday.

    By Jared Boyd March 23, 2019
  • Education

    Governor says plans would help low-income students, but they cast a much wider net

    Gov. Bill Lee's proposed voucher program could provide an average of $7,300 annually to families that make double the annual income under federal eligibility requirements for receiving free and reduced-price lunches.

    By Marta W. Aldrich March 22, 2019
  • Education

    How Tennessee’s latest voucher proposal differs from past plans

    The biggest difference – and most costly for parents – is that traditional vouchers would have covered all tuition costs. Education savings accounts would not necessarily cover all of a student’s private-school tuition.

    By Laura Faith Kebede March 21, 2019

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