Memphis Shelby County Schools Board Member Stephanie Love was recuperating in a local hospital on Monday after suffering a stroke on Saturday (February 26), according to a family spokesperson.
“She is undergoing a range of tests and treatment. We ask...
U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Miguel Cardona, hosted a roundtable discussion at Tennessee State University on Friday, Feb. 18, to address teacher shortages and other educational needs.
The highlight of the conversation was TSU’s Grow Your Own teacher pipeline initiative...
When Carolyn Jackson joined the local school system in 2007, it was known as Memphis City Schools. As the district rebrands from Shelby County Schools to Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS), Jackson will be putting her leadership stamp on...
by Samantha West --
The board of the newly-branded Memphis-Shelby County School District on Tuesday endorsed a sweeping facilities plan that includes closing two schools, merging another two schools, and relocating several schools and programs, among other changes.
District officials said many of...
Families in the 901 are encouraged to begin applying or start considering the best learning environment for their children in the 2022-23 school year.
The Shelby County Schools (SCS) school choice application period begins Tuesday (Jan. 25).
SCS' choices for students...
by Samantha West --
Impassioned community members pleaded with the Shelby County Schools (SCS) board Tuesday night to keep two KIPP charter schools operating, despite low test scores. The district is considering shuttering them after administrators said the schools failed...
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...
by Samantha West --
Students in Shelby County Schools returned to classrooms Monday after winter break as district officials prepared to expand in-school COVID testing amid an omicron surge.
Beginning Jan. 17, SCS will test participating students and staff weekly —...
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...
by Marta W. Aldrich --
Four low-performing Memphis schools taken over by Tennessee almost a decade ago will return to their local school district by next fall without achieving the massive improvements promised under the oversight of the state-run Achievement...