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A controversial bill proposed in the Tennessee legislature’s special session on education, if passed, could take state funding away from school districts that are still closed for in-person learning.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shelby County Schools students are still learning from home as classes remain virtual.  Thursday, Superintendent Joris Ray watched some of those virtual classes in session and found that, while most students are set to return to the building eventually, learning from a computer may become a way of life for others. Ray […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Virtual school resumed for Shelby County Monday, but thousands of students started the new semester with multiple absences already on their record. While some students have dozens of unexcused absences, Juvenile Court’s truancy docket sits empty. As of Dec. 4, SCS reported around 20,000 students have five or more unexcused absences. That’s […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – – Many Shelby County Schools students are struggling to stay on track since the switch to online learning because of COVID-19. District officials discussed the problem with school board members and county commissioners in a virtual meeting Tuesday night. Antonio Burt is SCS’s Chief Academic Officer. “We’re constantly having to do different […]

Shelby County Schools said students and teachers will not be heading back to campus come January as originally planned due to the pandemic.

MEMPHIS, Tenn — About one in three Shelby County Schools students plan to return to in-person instruction in January, but only about one in six teachers say they will. SCS released their teacher and student survey data showing only 17% of teachers surveyed in schools run directly by SCS chose in-person instruction. Thirty-two percent of […]

Citing the disruption caused by coronavirus, Tennessee’s governor and education commissioner said Friday they want to remove negative consequences for schools and teachers from this year’s student assessment results. “Given the unprecedented disruption that the COVID-19 pandemic and extended time away from the classroom has had on Tennessee’s students, my Administration will work with the General […]

Shelby County Schools are getting more money to help pay for virtual learning.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dozens of Shelby County students walked away from their books Wednesday morning because they say they want to do something that is just as important to their future — playing football.   Some high school football players got emotional outside the Shelby County Schools building, because it looks like they won’t be playing […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fall sports in Shelby County Schools are postponed until further notice, the district announced Tuesday. The district is now conducting classes virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. As SCS explores in-person option, they will consider adding athletics, SCS officials said. “I love athletics just as much as anyone else, but even as a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Students in Shelby County started their first day of virtual classes on Monday. Officials with the SCS said overall things went smoothly in the new learning environment, but they said they still need to get digital devices to roughly 10,000 students. A spokesperson with SCS said some people either missed their original […]