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One charter school wins Memphis school board approval

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board on Tuesday approved just one of four charter school applications for the 2023-24 school year.

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MSCS reports over 200 teacher vacancies three weeks before school starts

With less than three weeks to go before students return to classrooms, Memphis-Shelby County Schools has 220 unfilled teaching positions.

Vanessa Helgeland 7/6/22 Vanessa Helgeland 7/6/22

Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ TCAP scores return to near pre-pandemic levels, but gaps persist

Nearly 17% of Memphis students in grades 3-12 performed at or above grade-level expectations in math and English on state standardized tests in 2022 — a sign that the district has recovered some ground from the steep academic declines caused by the pandemic.

Vanessa Helgeland 7/1/22 Vanessa Helgeland 7/1/22

Memphis-Shelby County Schools sells former Brookmeade Elementary to Libertas charter school

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board on Tuesday agreed to sell the former Brookmeade Elementary School building, located at 3777 Edenburg Drive, to the charter school for $725,000.