Tag Archives: Schools

  • News aitken

    Aitken Asks School Board to Consider Buyout

    Shelby County Superintendent John Aitken is considering leaving his job as the school prepare for the largest school merger in the history of the country.

  • News school desks

    County Commission Moves to Expand School Board

    Commissioners discussing measure to expand the number of Shelby County School Board seats from seven to thirteen

  • News

    School Voucher Bill Passes House Committee

    The money comes out of the allotted tax dollars per student

  • News

    Group Heads to Nashville to Push for School Merger

    Stand for Children representatives trying to convince Tennessee lawmakers to oppose the municipal school bills

  • News

    Shelby County School Board Approves Outsourcing Custodial Jobs

    (Memphis) In continued efforts to cut costs of the school merger, the Shelby County Board of Education decided Thursday night…

  • News commission

    Battle Brewing over Shelby County Residency Requirement

    Memphis City Schools teachers may be catching a break from county commissioners who want to grandfather them in to Shelby County’s residency policy even if they live in another county.

  • News

    Wharton Wants MPD to Guard Schools When They Merge

    The county commission is spending millions to train new guards for that purpose, but the city says he wants officers at the schools to stay where they are.

  • News schools

    Suburban School Advocates Call For End To Lawsuit

    Advocates for municipal schools say dropping school lawsuit will help the school budget

  • News

    Herenton Says Fiscal Train Wreck With Schools Could Have Been Avoided

    Herenton Says Schools Should Have Consolidated 25 Years Ago

  • News

    Ringleader in Teacher Cheating Scam Pleads Guilty

    The mastermind of a teacher cheating scam has pleaded guilty.

  • News CampOut

    Optional Schools Campers in for a Cold Night

    (Memphis) Corrie Metcalf is camping out to get her son into White Station Middle School. She’s been camping since last…

  • News schoolsecurity

    Sheriff Assigns Armed Deputies to Every DeSoto County Public School

    (Hernando, MS)  DeSoto County Sheriff Bill Rasco’s department is spending thousands of taxpayer dollars every month to put armed guards…