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Clarksdale School District requires masks inside buildings, transportation due to increase of respiratory illnesses

CLARKSDALE, Miss. - Clarksdale Municipal School District is requiring masks to be worn inside school buildings and transportation due to an increase in respiratory illnesses. The school district provided the following statement:. "Wildcat Nation!. We need your help keeping our schools healthy. If your child is not feeling well, please...

Clarksdale, MS · 3d

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Northwest Holds Ribbon Cutting for Centennial Bell Tower

Northwest Mississippi Community College held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Centennial Bell Tower Nov. 5 on the main campus in Senatobia. The Centennial Bell Tower was prominently built […]

Senatobia, MS · 15h

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Delta State dedicates new sculpture garden courtyard at nursing building

Delta State University recently dedicated the Dr. Rose Strahan Courtyard at the Robert E. Smith School of Nursing, recognizing the retired mathematics professor’s decades of service, generosity and continued leadership in supporting the university. Strahan, who helped lead the effort to create the sculpture garden and courtyard, was completely...

Cleveland, MS · 1d

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Tennessee high schools closing at alarming rates

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State Charter Commission Director Recommends Against Renewing Bluff City High School

If Commissioners agree in January, the Memphis public charter school would close after this school year, and its students would need new schools beginning in August 2027.

Memphis, TN · 19h

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Memphis parents complained of a school laptop shortage. Now MSCS wants to buy 25,000 more.

Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders on Tuesday proposed a mid-year purchase of 25,000 laptops for high schoolers after parents complained that a sudden change in district technology policy this year left teachers and families scrambling. Before the first day of classes in August, MSCS quietly ended a COVID-era policy that assigned each student an individual laptop or tablet to use for online class work and testing. Amid nationwide efforts to dial back classroom technology and a new state law requiring clear technology policies for elementary school, district leaders said at the time that the decision was partially about being “more intentional” with digital resources. Chalkbeat Tennessee reported in early September that the last-minute laptop policy change hindered testing and lesson plans at White Station High School . The change took some teachers and parents by surprise and also raised concerns about students who could not bring their own devices from home. Many of the district’s laptops purchased during the pandemic are also aging out or

Memphis, TN · 2d

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Memphis Schools Plan $22M Laptop Buy After Parents Slam Shortage

Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders are proposing a mid-year purchase of 25,000 laptops for high school students, a $22 million plan that comes after parents complained about a sudden technology policy change that left teachers and families scrambling this fall. The district says the new devices should reach high schools by February 2027, just ahead of standardized testing season.

Memphis, TN · 1d

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The University of Mississippi says its investigating offensive, racist video

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Mississippi says it’s actively investigating a video circulating online that shows University of Mississippi students engaging in racist gestures directed toward other students. “The university is aware of a video depicting offensive, hurtful, and unacceptable behaviors that conflict with our university values, and we condemn them,” the University of […]

Memphis, TN · 4d

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Two-time MTSU alum named state educator of the year, proceeds to national competition

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Two-time Middle Tennessee State University education alumna and STEM elementary teacher Jenna Burke was recently named Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Department of Education and will soon move on to the national stage of the competition. “Each time there has been an...

Murfreesboro, TN · 4d

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Ole Miss student disagrees with expulsion after racist viral video

Memphis, TN · 2d

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Accenture, Operation Warm give winter apparel to 350 students at LaRose Elementary

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Volunteers are making sure elementary school students are able to bundle up for the winter months. Accenture and Operation Warm teamed up again to help more than 350 students at Larose Elementary School. Every student was fitted and left with new winter apparel. Kamesha Johnson, the...

Memphis, TN · 2d

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Chalkbeat reporter examines teacher retention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Chalkbeat Tennessee reporter Bri Hatch joins Action News 5 to discuss why teachers are leaving Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the impact on students and efforts to retain educators.

Memphis, TN · 6d

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MSCS highlights hands-on learning for STEM/STEAM Day

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools is celebrating STEM/STEAM Day on Sunday, highlighting creative approaches to learning that encourage students to explore science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics. In a Facebook post Sunday, the district recognized students, teachers and school communities for incorporating hands-on projects and interactive learning...

Memphis, TN · 4d

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Memphis educator fights to close literacy gap in TN

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Last year’s TCAP scores showed improvements in literacy rates among third graders in the state, with nearly 42% reading and writing on grade level. But there are remaining challenges when it comes to children’s literacy in Tennessee. In this week’s Bright Spot, WREG’s Raven Copeland shows how a local educator is helping […]

Memphis, TN · 6d

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Educator of the Week: Ambria Phillips

JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) - Ambria Phillips, a Pre-K teacher at Arlington Elementary School, has been named this week’s Educator of the Week, an award sponsored by the Tennessee Education Lottery. Phillips is in her first year of teaching. “I am nervous, but I’m excited. I’m happy to get this,”...

Arlington, TN · 6d

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One local college campus ‘rocks’ with special music performance

JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) -Music and entertainment students at the University of Memphis-Lambuth Campus rocked the night away. The students presented a special rock concert Thursday evening at the Hamilton Performing Arts Center. They played rock classics like Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’, Billy Joel’s ‘Piano Man’, and much more....

Memphis, TN · 7d

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Grizzlies Prep cuts ribbon on new South Memphis campus

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Grizzlies Foundation-backed charter school cut the ribbon on its new campus in South Memphis. It was a big day for Grizzlies Prep and for Memphis families in attendance. Grizzles Prep moved from Downtown into what used to be Corry Middle School and Believe Academy.

Memphis, TN · 7d

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Southwind High May End Unaccompanied Student Entry After Game-Night Brawls

Southwind High School is weighing whether to end its policy of letting school-aged students attend home football games without a parent or guardian, after four to five separate fights broke out during Friday night's game against Germantown. More than 3,000 people attended the October 30 matchup, and district officials say security officers and sheriff's deputies broke up the altercations and escorted those involved out of the stadium.

Memphis, TN · 10d

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Southwind High issues statement, announces changes after football game fights

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Southwind High School's principal is considering reversing a policy allowing school-aged students to attend home football games without a parent or guardian following multiple fights during Friday night's game against Germantown. In a statement shared with Southwind families on Facebook, Principal John S. Bush apologized for...

Memphis, TN · 10d

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Tiger pride takes center stage as University of Memphis homecoming weekend begins

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The University of Memphis officially kicked off Homecoming Weekend 2026 on Friday night as thousands of students, alumni, families and fans gathered for the annual RoarFest Block Party and Pep Rally, launching a weekend dedicated to Tiger tradition, school spirit and community celebration. The Halloween-themed event...

Memphis, TN · 12d