by Angela Sargent --
Teaching abroad has been a dream of mine since I started teaching in 2006. However, being born and raised in Memphis, I felt it was my duty to stay here and share my gift with local...
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...
by Brenda Sanders, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
First graders and third graders at Fox Meadows Elementary School have published a book and it is inspiring.
The first graders wrote, “We Are Moving Forward” and the third graders wrote, “Math Rocks.”
The...
The Memphis Academy of Health Sciences High School (MAHS) has filed suit against recently fired principal Dr. Reginald Williams, saying he violated a separation agreement and has been making false statements
Williams’ firing, along with the termination of English teacher...
STARKVILLE, Miss. — A new plaza at Mississippi State University commemorates the legacy of the school's first African-American student-athletes, Frank Dowsing Jr. and Robert Bell.
A university news release says a dedication ceremony was held Thursday for Dowsing-Bell Plaza, on...
by Paula Anderson
The 2018 commencement for LeMoyne-Owen College added spice to the tradition of remembering, taking stock of the present and looking forward.
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church-Westwood was the setting last Saturday morning as graduating seniors, board members, faculty, family...
The Rev. Althea Greene was excited and charged up by her appointment to the vacant Dist. 2 slot on the Shelby County Schools Board Monday. After the unanimous Shelby County Commission vote in her favor, Greene said she thinks...
by Alisha Tillery --
When Lakeisha Cooper graduated from high school in 2005, she enrolled in the University of Memphis, but the transition from high school to college wasn’t an easy one.
By her sophomore year, her grades had suffered....
Five of the eight people, who - in September 1959 - ushered the reality of integration onto the campus of then-Memphis State University, were saluted with royal-like treatment Wednesday night.
The University Centre Theatre on the campus of the University...
Each day at about 2:15 p.m., Sherwood Middle School experiences what could be called “organized chaos.”
There’s bumper-to-bumper traffic on Rhodes Avenue, picking up students after school has been dismissed. Teachers and other staff members are all over campus, directing...