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March 10 & 11 Memphis-Shelby County Schools is hosting two upcoming employment opportunities as the District strives to hire innovative and effective employees passionate about positively impacting the lives of the next generation of leaders. Email mediarelations@scsk12.org regarding media interviews focused on these hiring fairs. Hiring Fair – Thursday, March 10  We’re calling all nurses, career and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host the 2023 Teachers of the Year at the White House on Monday, and Tennessee’s top teacher will be there. Dr. Melissa Collins, the 2022-2023 Tennessee teacher of the year, will attend the event representing Memphis Shelby County School District. Dr. Collins is […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people were sent to the hospital Monday after a crash involving a school bus in South Memphis. Police say officers responded to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mallory and Prospect at 4:46 p.m. Both victims were taken to Regional One in critical condition. Memphis-Shelby County Schools told WREG a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local organizations call for transparency while the search for Memphis-Shelby County School’s next superintendent remains in limbo. This comes after a search firm revealed a list of finalists for the MSCS superintendent, which sparked concerns for some school board members. Since that meeting, at least one of the finalists has withdrawn their name amid calls for transparency, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A two-year contract stalemate between teachers and the Memphis-Shelby County School System could be on the road to a settlement. For two years, teachers in Memphis-Shelby County Schools have been working without a contract. The teacher’s unions have been at the table conferencing, which is basically negotiating, but have still not settled on […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools will cancel all after-school activities on Friday, the district announced. The school district said they are canceling all after-school activities, including YCare and athletic events “in the interest of public safety.” The announcement comes hours after five former Memphis police officers were charged Thursday in the death of Tyre […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis-Shelby County Schools announced Wednesday that Cummings K-8 school will not reopen at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year due to ongoing repairs and renovations. The school closed its doors after part of the library ceiling fell in August 2022. No students were injured, but a librarian was taken to the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A teacher at Chimneyrock Elementary no longer works for the school following a social media post that caused controversy, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district said Wednesday. MSCS said earlier in the day that the teacher had been placed on investigative leave. They revised that statement later Wednesday to say that the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A former Memphis Shelby County Schools resource officer has been charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after police say he hit a student with a baton and pulled a gun on him. Investigators say Okennie Bailey, 39, was caught on camera hitting a Hamilton High School student several times with his […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Members of the Memphis-Shelby County school board are casting a wider net to find the school system’s next superintendent. Less than two months after former Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent Dr. Joris Ray stepped down during an investigation regarding policy violations, the school board is ready to move forward with finding his replacement. Board member Michelle Mckissack […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With summer right around the corner, community and religious leaders are coming together, hoping to curb juvenile crime. Shelby County Commissioner Henri E. Brooks said, “If we’re not going to do anything, then let’s shut up.” She thinks it’s time to stop talking about how to curb juvenile crime and actually do […]