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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — COVID-19 made a devastating impact on academic achievement not only nationwide, but also among Memphis Shelby County Schools students. That’s according to the findings released in the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the nation’s report card. NAEP tracks the nation’s progress, mostly in fourth-grade and eighth-grade reading and math. Memphis […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Board of Mayor and Alderman in Germantown approved a deal on Monday that would give the city three schools from the Memphis-Shelby County School District. The schools include Germantown High, Germantown Middle, and Germantown Elementary. The plan calls for one of those schools to be sold and some of that money […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Feed the Needy organization of Memphis is working to distribute over 85,600 pounds of food in time for Easter. Volunteers of the non-profit gathered Thursday at the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Bayer Campus Building in north Memphis. From 3 a.m. to noon, they will work to complete nearly 3,000 Easter food boxes […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — There’s been some debate over whether absenteeism or truancy in Memphis-Shelby County Schools is to blame for young people committing more crimes. Juvenile crime is a problem that continues to plague both Memphis and Shelby County. During an appearance on WREG’s Live at 9, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said juvenile crime is […]

UPDATE: MSCS will dismiss all schools early today ahead of Tuesday’s severe weather. All after-school activities and after-care are canceled. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — See below to stay up to date with the latest closings due to Tuesday’s weather threat.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are looking for the person who abducted a Memphis Shelby County Schools student on her way to school Thursday morning in South Memphis. Police have not said how old the student was or what school she was headed to but said she was taken against her will in the area […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The death of Tyre Nichols has prompted organizations to take a look at how they handle altercations– including Memphis Shelby County Schools.  A study conducted by the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Office of Governmental Affairs and Compliance reveals since the start of the school year, there have been more than 3,300 fights involving […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Former Memphis Shelby County School Board president, Tomeka Hart Wigginton, ran a board meeting on Friday. Members of the MSCS board all had the same goal of finding common ground in the search for a new superintendent. “We’re going to respect each other, we’re going to work through these tensions,” Wigginton said. […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Parents are not the only ones fighting to keep three schools with the Germantown name under the Memphis-Shelby County school system. Germantown High students and supporters continued to speak out Thursday against the so-called ‘3G’ Bill, a new state law that prohibits any district from operating within another municipality without an agreement. The […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Police are still investigating after a child was abducted on her way to school last week, and they are asking for the public’s help. Police said around 8 a.m. on April 13, a man in a dark-colored midsize SUV abducted a girl while she was walking to school in the area […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two top Memphis Shelby County Schools leaders are leaving following an internal investigation.  MSCS confirmed Friday that Dr. Yolanda Martin, the district’s chief of human resources, has resigned just a month after she was placed on paid administrative leave. Dr. Yolanda Martin provided the following statement: “It was my intention to transition […]