The City of Memphis is making history as the first in the United States to offer a student loan debt-reduction …
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Next year, historic East High School will open as East High School T-STEM. The “T” is for transportation, a booming …
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Memphis is a community of giving. When a devastating wind storm left nearly 200,000 people without power, the good could …
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Kids look forward to summer fun, but the season can also be a prime time for them to continue learning …
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Rozelle Creative and Performing Arts Elementary School is prepping for its Centennial Week, celebrating 100 years of providing Shelby County …
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As the school year comes to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the state of education in …
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Summer break no longer means the end of classes for Shelby County Schools’ students. This summer, more than 8,000 students …
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Talk about company perks…our colleague David Brown is 7,000 miles away in Beijing getting paid to volunteer.
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Kids who drop out of school are 60 percent more likely to never attend college. They’re 70 percent more likely …
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Teacher Appreciation week is the first week of May, but Shelby County Schools is celebrating educators all month with SCS …
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Signing Day isn’t just for athletes at Shelby County Schools. Whitehaven High School celebrated its winning scholars on the big …
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My life began the same year Jerome Wright began his career as a Commercial Appeal journalist.
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Shelby County Schools offered education majors and potential teacher candidates a glimpse into teaching and living in Memphis during the …
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Equipped with a walkie-talkie and smile, Darterrio West takes his role as student assistant principal at Douglass High School seriously. …
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We often assume young men, fresh out of college, are focused on money and women. This is hardly the case …
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Trading in suits for slime, Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson and Idlewild Elementary Principal Randy Thompson were “slimed” by …
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Every day, teachers not only change students’ lives, but help shape their communities.
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Anybody considering a teaching career will want to keep an eye on Shelby County School’s teacher recruitment efforts. SCS announced …
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Along with spring comes warmer weather, but also ACT testing. What better way for students to prepare than to be …
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It’s not something we like talking or thinking about, but human trafficking happens in our city.
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Neighborhood barber Fidell Woods provides free haircuts for students at Brewster Elementary School in Memphis each week. But there is …
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BooksPublic Affairs
Regulation, Chaos and a Vast Wasteland: New Book Dials in to Past & Present of the Radio Spectrum
My forthcoming book, The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone, delves into …
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This February, travel through history without leaving the Bluff City. Join the thousands of Americans visiting the National Civil Rights …
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Educators say that from kindergarten to third grade, children are learning to read, and from third grade on, children are …
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Sharon Griffin, Ed.D. has been promoted to Chief of Schools for Shelby County Schools, where she’ll work in partnership with …
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