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Today we’re getting a first look at how Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland would like to use 161-million dollars in federal pandemic dollars. Our Jonee’ Lewis was live from city hall to listen in on the discussion. The city calls this money precious one-time dollars. And while the mayor says it’s not enough to address every […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The first measurable look at how the pandemic has impacted students in Tennessee shows learning loss across the board. A state reports shows significant losses in learning for many Tennessee students. Sharing the first statewide data report on student progress since the start of the pandemic, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says there’s […]

Dozens of students at Hickory Ridge Elementary School are making their big fashion debut at the center of a new ad for Gap Kids.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn visited Lowrance Elementary in Memphis on Monday. Schwinn toured classrooms and talked with students and teachers in Shelby County Schools’ Summer Learning Academy, a four-week program where students get lessons to make sure they don’t fall behind after a school year in the middle of […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Mid-South is mourning a businessman and philanthropist who has left his imprint throughout the Memphis-area. Memphis native Charles McVean died at the age of 78 on Sunday. McVean is the Chairman Emeritus of McVean Trading & Investments, LLC. He also helped bring the Big River Crossing to the Mid-South, and he […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Schools district is making history by proposing the largest budget ever in hopes of improving your child’s education. The $2.19 billion budget, an increase of almost 60 percent over last year, includes teacher pay raises and building renovations. It also needs the approval of the Shelby County Commission. In […]

Note: This story has been updated with new comments from the Shelby County Health Department and Shelby County Schools. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than a year later, the Shelby County Health Department has finally handed over the results from the lead testing it conducted on SCS students. It’s something WREG has been requesting since the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A long-range plan by Shelby County Schools focuses on academic expansion as well as closing, consolidating, updating and building new schools throughout the district. The Reimagining 901 plan was presented to Shelby County school board members this week by Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray, who said the goal is to transform learning for […]

One year after the coronavirus first appeared in Shelby County, some middle and high school students head back to the classroom.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County health officials agreed to test students in schools where dangerous levels of lead were found in water sources more than a year ago— but as WREG’s investigator Jessica Gertler found out, the results have yet to be made public. In the fall of 2019, in response to a new state law, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s the first week back for in-person learning, and Shelby County educators are weighing in on how things are going since students and teachers returned to classrooms. Shelby County teachers are back in class as they adjust to learning in a pandemic. The SCS superintendent says it’s going well. “It’s a new […]