by Laura Testino --
Memphis-Shelby County Schools paid a lawn care vendor more than its contract allowed, lost some lawn equipment to theft, and paid an employee for days they didn’t work.
The lapses surfaced in a regular independent financial audit...
by Laura Testino --
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board relaxed its minimum requirements for the district’s superintendent role, allowing interim Superintendent Toni Williams to remain a candidate for the permanent leadership job, even though she lacks classroom experience.Â
But despite months of...
Dr. Vernell Bennett-Fairs took the helm of LeMoyne-Owen College on Jan. 5, 2021. The LOC Board of Trustees appointed Bennett-Fairs as the 13th president. Hopes were high that the new president’s 25 years of higher education experience and an...
LeMoyne-Owen College President Vernell A. Bennett-Fairs has left the Memphis-based HBCU less than a month after ushering the 2023 graduates to the next chapter of their lives.
In a move that surprised many, Dr. Bennett-Fairs tendered her resignation, which has...
Memphis-Shelby County School Board members will explore revising its policy about maintaining both order and public safety during board meetings.
The board made the commitment after much discussion during its Tuesday (May 30) business meeting.
The review stemmed from the banning...
Among the ways to measure maturity is taking a stand for a future better than the present and that was the collective posture of Frayser-area students, who recently made a public pitch for a new high school.
The Trezevant High...
Two Memphis elementary schools – Rozelle Creative and Performing Arts Elementary and Springdale-Memphis Magnet Elementary – recently unveiled murals commemorating the courageous actions of the Memphis 13, the group of African American students who integrated Memphis City Schools during...
by Laura Testino --Â
Early state test results show Memphis third graders improved in reading this year, and more students in the cohort are mastering state reading goals.
But about three-quarters of third graders in Memphis-Shelby County Schools are still not...
by Tonyaa Weathersbee --
In elementary school several years ago, Olivia Shackelford read about how 6-year-old Ruby Bridges endured racial slurs, ostracism, and death threats for integrating an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960.
Groups such as Moms for...
Nzinga Shaw, LeMoyne-Owen College’s commencement speaker, brought her three children – ages six, four and two – with her. She wanted them to experience the commencement of an HBCU (historically black college and university).
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer...