Trailblazing academician Dr. Miriam DeCosta-Willis believed that education was a tool that positioned one “to give back.”
Surrounded by her family Thursday morning at 5:30, Dr. Mariam DeCosta-Willis died peacefully at her East Memphis home. She was 86.
University professor and...
Sixteen students – over 80 percent of the Hollis F. Price Middle College High School graduating class – have committed to attend LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC).
The LOC campus is home to the high school. The students’ commitment to attend LOC...
Campaign for School Equity (CSE) began its second year of student advocacy training at 10 high schools in Shelby County on Monday (Sept. 10).
Designed to prepare students to take a leadership role in community engagement on education issues, the...
Almost a month after a shocking announcement ousting the leader from a fledgling school improvement program, the longtime principal isn’t going anywhere.
Shante Avant, the school board chairwoman whose district includes the Whitehaven schools in the Empowerment Zone, said Monday...
by Angela Sargent --
My first 30 days in Egypt were a roller coaster. The adventure began as soon as I arrived at an airport packed with people speaking different languages.
I was met by a concierge, who escorted me quickly...
Local 24 anchor Katina Rankin released her second book – “Emmett Till: Sometimes Good Can Come Out of a Bad Situation” – a few weeks before what would have been his 77th birthday (July 25) and 63 years after...
Seven Memphis charter schools could close in 2020 if they don’t improve, based on Shelby County Schools’ first report card comparing its schools.
The district’s newly released school performance scorecard rated seven of its 51 charters below 2 on a scale of...
Monekea M. Smith, principal of Hamilton High School, has been suspended in connection with the Shelby County Schools’ ongoing probe of grade tampering.
The SCS website posted this statement:
"Over the weekend, our investigators confirmed a grade changing issue at Hamilton...
Shelby County Schools has a new plan to ensure more students enter third grade at third-grade reading level.
The plan comes as the state strengthens laws on student retention.
Starting in 2022, the new law requires students to be held back...
by Najee El-Amin --
Southwest Tennessee Community College’s (STCC) new aviation and aerospace major takes flight on March 7.
Partnering with the Luke Weathers Flight Academy and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP), final approval for the program was granted...