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Shelby County Schools is hoping these unprecedented times don’t mean a shortage of teachers returning to the classroom over COVID-19 concerns.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County School district wants to know how parents would like the school year to proceed, in light of Gov. Bill Lee’s executive order that keeps schools from beginning until Aug. 31. Parents like Venita Doggett got the survey asking if they would prefer to keep fall break and end the […]

The district will attempt to provide both digital and in-person learning options this fall. Families will select a track, then begin a semester-long learning plan.

The decision to extend the COVID-19 State of Emergency in Tennessee through August 29 is having a potential ripple effect for Shelby County schools parents and when their children could likely return to the classroom.

Shelby County students will be heading back to class on August 10, but it’s not clear if they will return to school in-person or online.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Internet, laptops and tablets will be given to every Shelby County Schools student after a historic vote from the school board on Monday night. SCS announced the historic decision on Twitter. During a special online meeting on Monday night, the district vote on a $45 million plan that would give every student […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray was at East High School making an announcement Monday on a strategy to reopen public schools. The plan is called Strategic Action for Flexible Education, or SAFE, a contingency plan to reopen schools, Ray said. Ray announced a task force to advise schools on a longer […]

In a presentation to the Shelby County Commission, Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray urged the county leaders to support extra funding for the district.

SCS is hoping to provide a device and internet to every and student and teacher in the district.

Tennessee leaders at both the state and local level met in a virtual public forum Tuesday night to give more information on recent decisions and plans for the future.

Tennessee’s school voucher law goes against the state constitution, as it only applies to two counties, a Nashville-area judge ruled Monday.