Events
February 4 New Memphis Teachers’ Lounge
Penny Schwinn would bring the perspective of a state schools chief to her job.
Penny Schwinn would bring the perspective of a state schools chief to her job.
Conservative states such as Tennessee and Mississippi once boasted high childhood vaccination rates. Now exemptions are on the rise amid growing skepticism and political polarization.
Disaster relief and preparations for Trump immigration policy will also be on the agenda.
A proposal to save her job sparks new allegations, and a sharp exchange between board members.
Dozens of school-related bills are filed as the legislature convenes
The latest bill generates many of the same concerns that helped sink his 2024 proposal.
Lee wants his Education Freedom plan up and running for the 2025-26 school year.
‘I will not resign,’ Feagins says in response to board resolution accusing her of financial misdeeds.
Shelby County commissioners to weigh ‘no confidence’ vote on school board
Memphis district had more schools earning A’s and B’s.
Marie Feagins faced a board resolution accusing her of ‘professional misconduct.’
Marie Feagins won the post after a search that lasted more than a year. She’s been in it for just over eight months.
So-called ‘opportunity’ charter schools will be held to a different standard
Book banning action has escalated locally, not at the state level
A draft plan by Memphis-Shelby County Schools from earlier this year envisioned 21 schools that would close, but the district hasn’t made final decisions.
Texas-based Proximity Learning will provide 100 live online teachers for Memphis-Shelby County middle and high school students.
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Are the policies making students better readers? Some officials are encouraged.
New report identifies $9.8 billion in facility needs for traditional public schools.
Under an expanded state law, the removals have gone from ‘a trickle to a tidal wave,’ says one librarian
'We know Tennessee. We know our children,' said Gov. Bill Lee
'We are not for sale,’ say teachers who want more meaningful investments in public schools.
Testing requirements for voucher recipients, one-time bonuses for public school teachers, and new funding for public school facilities are among the highlights
The analysis has national implications for ongoing reforms aimed at making swift and dramatic improvement to persistently low-performing schools.
Use our lookup table to see how your school system did.
Classes on media literacy and spotting falsehoods can rely on many strategies, from ‘prebunking’ to core math and language arts skills.
Will the GOP supermajority be able to agree on a universal plan this time?
Tennessee charter commission members express little confidence in options within Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Teachers are to begin — and end — every class with a literacy-based activity.
Strong fiscal management means ‘We don’t have to choose.’
The current state budget includes $144 million for a private school voucher proposal that failed to pass.
Also removed: ‘Wicked’ and ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’
One librarian anonymously reported pulling 300 titles since the school year’s start.
Tutoring failed to lift math and reading grades in a study of 7,000 students
Memphis-Shelby County Schools violated Title IX by not adequately responding to complaints of sexual harassment and assault of students over a three-year period, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced.
Superintendent goes door to door checking on students who haven’t shown up this year.
Tennessee’s Missy Testerman speaks out against classroom and library censorship, private school vouchers