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Stephanie Love

school finance

Tennessee
January 30, 2019

Memphis philanthropies ‘interested’ in paying for superintendent search firm

The CEO of the Memphis Education Fund said his group is “interested” in paying for the national search firm the district hires to find its next leader.

Reading revisited

Tennessee
December 17, 2018

McQueen ends her Tennessee tenure the same way she started — focused on reading

In her swan song tour of the state, the outgoing education commissioner offers both encouragement and strong talk about Tennessee's illiteracy problem.

Achievement School District

Tennessee
December 5, 2018

McQueen: More school takeovers ‘most likely’ coming to Memphis and Nashville

Tennessee's outgoing education chief says she'll recommend more takeovers to the next governor, unless there's significant improvement.

Testing

Tennessee
November 27, 2018

Memphis school board considers asking lawmakers to drop TNReady testing

The panel has sharply criticized the state for its failure to implement a reliable online test, but until now has stopped short of asking lawmakers to eliminate it.

new schools

Tennessee
August 21, 2018

Memphis board approves the opening of nine charter schools in 2019

That would bring the number of charter schools in Tennessee’s largest district to 63 — far and away the most in the state.

TNReady shockwaves

Tennessee
April 17, 2018

Memphis school board discusses dropping TNReady scores from teacher decisions after testing failures

The angry declarations came after two days of glitches in Tennessee testing including what the state called a “deliberate attack” on its testing vendor’s data center.

election time

Tennessee
April 6, 2018

Here’s who’s running for Memphis school board in August

Fifteen people are vying for four seats on the Memphis school board. The election is Aug. 2.

MLK50

Tennessee
April 4, 2018

Living out the legacy of Dr. King, as told by three Memphis students

Some Memphis students were center stage during Wednesday's commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Others missed school to witness the day's events.

Dueling pathways

Tennessee
February 26, 2018

McQueen’s plan would interrupt Hopson’s for improving one Memphis school

The state's recommendation to close Hawkins Mill Elementary comes in the school's first year of a three-year improvement plan under Shelby County Schools.

pushing back

Tennessee
February 20, 2018

State’s most drastic school intervention plans won’t work, say Memphis board members

School board members suggest Hawkins Mill Elementary and American Way Middle instead move into the district's turnaround model, the Innovation Zone.

Turnaround 2.0

Tennessee
February 16, 2018

McQueen outlines state intervention plans for 21 Memphis schools

McQueen's letter offers the first look at how the state is pursuing school turnaround plans under its new tiered model of school improvement.

Trezevant probe

Tennessee
December 6, 2017

Grade changes pervasive in Memphis high schools, analysis shows

Trezevant High, which prompted the investigation, isn't the high school with the most grade changes in Shelby County Schools, according to the probe.

Who's In Charge

Tennessee
November 10, 2017

What an author’s visit to Memphis tells us about competing ideas for the district’s future

The author was David Osborne, and his new book, “Reinventing America’s Schools,” argues that city school districts should stop directly running schools.

Wheels up

Tennessee
November 10, 2017

Memphis philanthropists sponsor a trip to Indianapolis for school board members

Indianapolis’ school board has supported the transition to a “portfolio” model where district control is decentralized and various entities directly operate schools.

elephant in the room

Tennessee
June 8, 2017

Four things to know out of this week’s special school board meeting on Memphis grade tampering

For the first time since a principal's resignation letter rekindled interest in an ongoing review of grading practices, the school board meets to discuss the case publicly.
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