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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Students in Shelby County Schools and several municipal districts will get another day off Friday. SCS Superintendent Joris Ray said the closure is due to ongoing power outages and hazardous conditions around the city following Thursday’s ice storm. Collierville, Germantown and Bartlett schools announced around the same time that they will also […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray announced via Twitter on Tuesday that the district plans to change the school district’s name in a rebranding. Shelby County Schools’ Reimagining 901 board voted in favor of rebranding as Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Ray said. The legal name will remain Shelby County Board of Education. According […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With students returning to classrooms after two years of remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic, test scores are mostly improving in Memphis. On Wednesday, the Tennessee Department of Education released the results of the 2022 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program scores from the Memphis-Shelby County School District. MSCS students improved in math, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After at least 14 children and one adult were shot dead at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, many local leaders are voicing their concerns and offering condolences to families. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said: “Today’s elementary school shooting in Texas should shock us all into action. Mass shootings don’t have […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray delivered his third State of the District address on Wednesday, announcing the district would invest more in teachers and investigate a year-round school calendar. “Studies show year-round school prevents the summer slide and bridges achievement gap,” he said. During his presentation, Ray described year-round school as […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The Shelby County Schools will now be known as Memphis-Shelby County Schools after the board voted to rebrand the district Tuesday night. SCS said the change was necessary to reflect the geographical location as well as the families they serve. More than 80% of students live within the city of Memphis. The name […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Teachers at two Memphis-Shelby County Schools high schools are being forced to re-apply for their jobs as a part of the district’s “Fresh Start” program. On Wednesday, teachers at Hamilton High and Kingsbury High reportedly were notified their schools were “Fresh Started,” meaning they need to reapply for their current positions. According […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools announced Thursday it will partner with former Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong to review safety and security protocols, a week after a shooting inside Cummings K-8. That shooting injured a 13-year-old during a fight. He is expected to recover. His father has met with the family of the alleged […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The image of two families coming together after that shooting inside Cummings K-8 has many hoping that other families can learn about putting differences aside for the betterment of the community. It’s this moment between the families of two students involved in the Cummings K-8 School Shooting that has resonated with the community. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Monday marked the end of the holiday break for Shelby County students, but unfortunately, there is no break from the pandemic as the rules with the coronavirus are constantly changing. Just Monday, the FDA authorized Pfizer vaccine boosters for those between the ages of 12-15, five months after their last dose. The […]

A group of local leaders discussed the shooting that happened at Cummings K-8 school on Thursday. A 13-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting Thursday morning at a Memphis K-8 school, and police say the suspected shooter was another student. Police responded at 9:15 a.m. to Cummings K-8 School on Cummings Street near Walker […]