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Shelby County mayor Mark Luttrell speaks on education, jobs
Mayor Mark H. Luttrell, Jr. was a teacher before he became Shelby County’s director of corrections, its sheriff, and, in 2010, its mayor. Luttrell, a Republican, was a member of the Transition Planning...
View ArticleAudit finds $48 million of equipment missing
During one of the largest school mergers in the nation’s history, Memphis and Shelby County School officials lost track of more than $48 million worth of school equipment, according to a recent audit....
View ArticleMissing items in Shelby County stem from outdated, unchecked procedures,...
Shelby County school officials said Tuesday that outdated and unchecked procedures led to thousands of items going missing, including cars, laptops and air conditioners. Those items were flagged in the...
View ArticleShelby County administrators say missing items in audit worth less than $5...
Shelby County administrators told board members today that the missing items cited in a scathing audit last week were only worth about ten percent of the estimated $48 million. An audit last week...
View ArticleNew developments in municipal districts have implications for merged Shelby...
Six Memphis-area municipalities are racing to set up fully-operational school systems by this summer. In the month since Shelby County Schools signed lease agreements and settlements to a lawsuit, the...
View ArticleRise & Shine: Memphis reforms in spotlight
Memphis in context Education Week's Quality Counts report highlights big changes in Memphis schools. Education Week Unmerger New developments in municipal districts have implications for merged Shelby...
View ArticleRise & Shine: Collierville parents draft school wish list
Municipality split Two Collierville parents advocated Tuesday night for an elementary-school-level foreign language immersion program and more funding for the arts, particularly music, as the town...
View ArticleStudents enrolled in municipal districts can attend Optional Schools for free
"There are no plans to charge a tuition for optional schools for residents of municipalities, whether they are current students or new students." – Shelby County Schools spokesman Students who are...
View ArticleParent groups face uncertainty just when they’re needed most
When Regenia Dowell learned from her son that Frayser High School would stop offering advanced math because it was no longer a requirement, she went straight to the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA)....
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