Report questions Tennessee public school’s spending of $3.5B in COVID-19 relief funds
A new report from Beacon Center of Tennessee shows that school districts throughout Tennessee received a total of nearly $3.5 billion sent.
Joris Ray agrees to resign as Memphis-Shelby County Schools chief under deal with board
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray, who was under investigation over claims that he abused his power and violated district.
- by Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- August 23, 2022
KIPP Memphis leader discusses his vision for the city’s oldest charter network
As KIPP Memphis celebrates its 20th anniversary, CEO Antonio Burt thinks the charter network is on its way to “finding.
- by Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- August 18, 2022
One charter school wins Memphis school board approval
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board on Tuesday approved just one of four charter school applications for the 2023-24 school year.
- by Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- July 26, 2022
Nashville school board decides against charter legal fight
The Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Board of Education provided school choice supporters with a mixed bag at Monday afternoon's.
- by Sky Arnold
- July 25, 2022
MSCS reports over 200 teacher vacancies three weeks before school starts
With less than three weeks to go before students return to classrooms, Memphis-Shelby County Schools has 220 unfilled teaching positions.
- by Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- July 20, 2022
Rutherford County approves Tennessee’s first suburban charter school
Tennessee currently has no charter schools operating outside the big four cities of Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga. Rutherford County’s.
- by Sky Arnold
- July 18, 2022
Nashville school board says no to new public charter schools
The Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education sent another sign Tuesday night that public charter schools will not have.
- by Sky Arnold
- July 12, 2022
Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ TCAP scores return to near pre-pandemic levels, but gaps persist
Nearly 17% of Memphis students in grades 3-12 performed at or above grade-level expectations in math and English on state.
- by Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- July 6, 2022
Memphis-Shelby County Schools sells former Brookmeade Elementary to Libertas charter school
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board on Tuesday agreed to sell the former Brookmeade Elementary School building, located at 3777 Edenburg.
- by Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- July 1, 2022