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Lee sends Memphian back to Tennessee's education board in new congressional district
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (125+ words) Daily Memphian Darrell Cobbins had represented the 9th Congressional District on Tennessee's education board for nearly a decade. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian file) The appointment leaves a vacancy in the 9th Congressional District seat on the State Board of Education, which…...
Hallmarks of Houston takeover aren't guaranteed for Memphis schools
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (162+ words) Daily Memphian Left, Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles speaks to parents and members of the community. Right, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education buidling. (Karen Warren, Patrick Lantrip/Houston Chronicle via AP file, The Daily Memphian file)…...
Memphis students adapt to changing college-admissions process
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (139+ words) Daily Memphian For today's high school seniors, the college-application process looks almost nothing like it did a decade ago. Pictured are students at St. Mary's Episcopal School. (Courtesy St. Mary's Episcopal School) What was once defined by paper forms, test…...
At JA Biz Town, kids get first taste of 'the world of work"
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (116+ words) At JA Biz Town, kids get first taste of "the world of work" Daily Memphian Maxine Smith STEAM Academy students take part in Junior Achievement"s Biz Town on April 30. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian) Kaliya Burns isn"t sure…...
Bailey: Budgets and school funding " balancing the need vs. the requirement
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (179+ words) This is the time of year news out of the suburbs can be both important but also be stories filled with a lot of calculations, math, numbers and percentages. Every spring, suburban cities go through the budgets, the financial plans…...
Here's who received new Tennessee vouchers
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (191+ words) Daily Memphian The General Assembly this spring passed a law requiring the Tennessee Department of Education to provide lawmakers with more data about families in Gov. Bill Lee's signature voucher program. (Courtesy State of Tennessee) Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news…...
Germantown not paying what was promised to schools
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (204+ words) Germantown Municipal School District Superintendent Jason Manuel during a Germantown Board of Education meeting on May 23, 2023. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian) The Germantown Board of Education will soon notify the city of more than a $1 million shortfall in…...
Two Memphis charter schools take different paths toward closure for academics - Memphis Local, Sports, Business & Food News
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (138+ words) Two Memphis charter schools take different paths toward closure for academics Daily Memphian Believe Memphis Academy, top, and Memphis Delta Prepare are both closing to students at the end of the 2025-26 year. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) South Memphis…...
Two Memphis charter schools take different paths toward closure for academics
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (127+ words) Daily Memphian Believe Memphis Academy, top, and Memphis Delta Prepare are both closing to students at the end of the 2025-26 year. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) South Memphis charter schools Believe Memphis Academy and Memphis Delta Preparatory Charter School…...
Declining birth rates impact enrollment in Shelby County's suburban schools
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (180+ words) Substitute teacher Lisa Cannon reads a story to a Lakeland kindergarten art class. (The Daily Memphian file) Enrollment is trending downward across Shelby County's suburban schools, and that impacts funding as the municipal districts are finalizing their budgets. While vouchers…...