Chalkbeat Tennessee
Why Shelby County Schools has $84 million sitting in a savings account
Say your home air conditioner dies, and it’s August in Memphis. You don’t have enough in your checking account to cover the cost of a new one, but you have just enough in savings. The problem: After you’ve cleaned out savings, what if your...
Fifth-graders will study more Tennessee history to comply with a new state law
When lawmakers voted this spring to add a semester of Tennessee history to students’ education, they threw a curveball at new social studies standards that were approaching final approval.
Now the State Board of Education has announced how it plans to accommodate the new mandate....
Tennessee’s turnaround district gets new leadership team for a new chapter
Tennessee is bringing in some new blood to lead its turnaround district after cutting its workforce almost in half and repositioning the model as an intervention of last resort for the state’s chronically struggling schools.
While Malika Anderson remains as superintendent of the Achievement School...
Tennessee leads nation in FAFSA filings for third straight year
Equipping more Tennesseans with the tools to succeed after high school has been a hallmark of Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration. And the efforts seem to be paying off as the governor heads into his final 18 months in office.
Haslam announced on Thursday that the...
Boys & Girls Clubs coming to two Memphis schools after all
Principal Tisha Durrah says her faculty can keep students focused and safe during school hours at Craigmont High School. It’s the time after the final bell rings that she’s concerned about.
“They’re just walking the neighborhood basically,” Durrah says of daily after-school loitering around the...
Memphis parent advocacy group trains first Spanish-speaking cohort
Manuela Martinez doesn’t want Spanish-speaking families to get lost in the fast-changing education landscape in Memphis as the city's Hispanic population continues to grow.
The mother of two students is among 19 parents in the first Spanish-speaking class of Memphis Lift’s Public Advocate Fellowship, a...
Former Memphis principal will lead iZone, turnaround work for Shelby County Schools
A former turnaround principal is returning to Memphis as an assistant superintendent overseeing the Innovation Zone and other school turnaround work for Shelby County Schools, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
Antonio Burt started his new job last week under Chief of Schools Sharon Griffin, for whom...