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Merger
Tennessee
Kevin Woods, Memphis school board member for 9 years, won’t seek re-election. Four others are running or undecided.
By Laura Faith Kebede
February 3, 2020
Colorado
Why this standalone Denver charter school is considering joining forces with a network
By Melanie Asmar
July 13, 2018
Tennessee
Memphis leaders say diversifying school business contracts will help in the classroom, too
By Laura Faith Kebede
January 12, 2018

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Tennessee
Enrollment rises in Shelby County Schools for first time since suburban split
By Laura Faith Kebede
November 1, 2017
Tennessee
How $90 million from Bill Gates spurred sweeping changes in one school district
By Ruma Kumar
March 16, 2016
New York
City proposes two more mergers, including at one of city’s smallest high schools
By Monica Disare
January 14, 2016
Tennessee
Memphis City Schools retiree benefits up in the air following state attorney general’s opinion
By Marta W. Aldrich
January 6, 2016
New York
In latest twist, Boys and Girls principal lobbies for co-location with Medgar Evers
By Patrick Wall
December 11, 2015
New York
Anxieties grow for some vanishing schools in city’s merger plans
By Geoff Decker
November 11, 2015
Tennessee
Six things to know about Memphis’ new mayor on education
By Kayleigh Skinner
October 9, 2015
Tennessee
Is Tennessee’s school funding system broken? Local officials increasingly say ‘yes’
By Daarel Burnette II
July 15, 2015
New York
Wanted: A problem-solver to oversee small-school mergers
By Patrick Wall
May 5, 2015
New York
Principal of troubled Boys and Girls HS floats merger with selective Medgar Evers
By Patrick Wall
April 28, 2015
Tennessee
Shelby County Schools makes academic gains, pushes faster growth
By Tajuana Cheshier
July 30, 2014
Tennessee
Educators, parents to discuss school options at three community meetings
By Tajuana Cheshier
July 18, 2014