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St. Jude researcher wants to add new perspective to Collierville school board
1+ week, 4+ day ago (136+ words) Jason Morrison is running as a Democrat for Position 2 on the Collierville Schools Board of Education. The seat is open as Wanda Chism is not seeking reelection. He will face Rachel Davis or Mike Ebbs. Jason Morrison is running for…...
The AM/DM podcast: The volunteer search & rescue group saving lives
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (188+ words) The roughly 34-member De Soto County search and rescue unit (not all pictured) is under the leadership of Capt. Johnathon Bigham (far right). (Brandon La Grone II/The Daily Memphian) In November of last year, two De Soto County teenagers…...
The Early Word: Doctor shortage may be coming; WWII hero gets a degree
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (296+ words) Want to really get caught up from the weekend? You'll find so much more Early Word when you subscribe. Welcome to another Monday, Memphis! It's April 6, which happens to be the last day you can register to vote in the…...
Tennessee elementary schools might limit classroom digital device use under pending law
1+ week, 1+ day ago (167+ words) Daily Memphian A Tennessee bill to ban all digital devices in elementary schools was dialed back considerably. Now, the pending law requires schools to limit device usage to instructional purposes with a "clear educational benefit." (Karen Pulfer Focht/Courtesy Chalkbeat)…...
President Trump signs order intended to stabilize college sports, threatens lost federal funding
1+ week, 3+ day ago (112+ words) Daily Memphian President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday, April 3 that aims to fix problems in college sports. (Alex Brandon/AP Pool) Among the notable parts of the order was a call to establish "clear, consistent and fair eligibility…...
House Republicans tie immigrant student tracking to Tennessee voucher expansion bill
1+ week, 4+ day ago (154+ words) Daily Memphian Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Tennessee House Republicans have inserted a student immigration tracking requirement into a pending voucher program expansion bill, linking two of the most controversial policies affecting state…...
MSCS reconsiders superintendent contract on eve of forensic audit results
1+ week, 6+ day ago (159+ words) dailymemphian. com Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members (from left) Natalie Mc Kinney, Keith Williams, Stephanie P. Love and Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond gather on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian) The revote sets the stage for the elected Memphis-Shelby County…...
MSCS makes Richmond official as superintendent as audit results loom
1+ week, 6+ day ago (123+ words) Daily Memphian The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board voted to make Roderick Richmond the official superintendent Tuesday night. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) Richmond's contract allows the board to fire him for cause without any pay if he earns poor…...
Is Memphis pulling too many students with disabilities from taking state standardized tests?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (111+ words) Daily Memphian Federal education leaders cap alternate test-takers in every state at 1%, but Memphis-Shelby County Schools has more than double that portion. (Courtesy Alan Petersime/Chalkbeat) Memphis-Shelby County Schools designated 2, 500 students with disabilities to take alternative state tests last year....
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1+ week, 6+ day ago (15+ words) Is Memphis pulling too many students with disabilities from taking state standardized tests? Daily Memphian...