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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Assessment and testing
Memphis Summer Academy makes changes after previous summer programs failed to raise student test scores
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Charter schools
Raising money for extra staff helped this Memphis school increase math scores during the pandemic
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Leadership & Management
‘There are better days ahead’: Superintendent wants ‘Memphis’ back in district name and to add dual language programs, fine arts to all schools
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Freshman year, at a distance
‘It’s like we’re not even there’: A Memphis student longs for a fresh start
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Politics & Policy
‘Where is that money coming from?’ Memphis leaders say bill to force sale of Germantown schools would require new construction
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
Memphis will return to typical school calendar next year, but this year’s summer break will be shorter
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Statehouse policy and politics
‘It was quite overwhelming’: Tennessee bill would spare recent out-of-state teachers from taking costly license exams
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Leadership & Management
Memphis works to bring back a normal school calendar after COVID summer ‘crunch’
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
More than grades: Memphis parents can use new guide to understand how children are doing in school
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
COVID school shutdowns: One year later
These Memphis schools were the first to get a COVID scare last year. Their experiences warned of the challenges to come.
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Assessment and testing
‘Third grade is too late’: Memphis to forge ahead with second grade reading retention policy this fall
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Reopening
Holdout no longer: All Memphis students have access to classrooms as older students return
About a fourth of Memphis middle and high school students were expected to return to campuses Monday, after Tennessee pressured district to reopen
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
Memphis students and staff can receive COVID testing about every two weeks tentatively starting this month
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
‘Happy reunion’: Memphis elementary classrooms open for first time in nearly a year
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Budget & finance
Mental health centers, teacher assistants, building ventilation: Memphis leaders suggest ideas for spending COVID relief money
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
9 things you should know before Memphis classrooms start reopening Monday
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
Look up how many students are returning to your Memphis school building
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
Teacher feedback pushes Memphis superintendent to delay vote on $5.6 million literacy contract
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
‘The trust has been broken’: As some Memphis teachers prepare to return to classrooms, others are calling it quits
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Student & School Performance
Memphis school leaders are betting big on one consultant to change how students learn to read. Will it work?
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Laura Faith Kebede
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Laura Testino
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Memphis considers joining area school boards asking state to ease TNReady test requirements
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
In an abrupt turnaround, Memphis superintendent orders teachers back to school, with plans to start reopening classrooms March 1
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Charter schools
Most Memphis charter school networks are reopening buildings, but most students aren’t returning
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
Some Memphis school board members push for a reopening date as superintendent shares updated protocols
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Charters & Choice
Race, politics, and power loom large in dispute between state officials and Tennessee’s two largest school districts over reopening
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Marta W. Aldrich
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Assessment and testing
Memphis gets its first look at virtual learning data. Here’s what it shows.
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
Even as Gov. Lee insists on reopening classrooms in two weeks, Shelby County Schools delays again
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
From ‘ready to go back’ to ‘easier to learn this way,’ Memphians share their virtual learning experiences 5 months in
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Politics & Policy
Memphis school leaders call for public support as state pressure increases to reopen classrooms
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Laura Faith Kebede
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From Chalkbeat Tennessee
Shelby County Schools
‘Don’t hurt my children’: Memphis superintendent begs state lawmakers to reject bill threatening to cut funds if all-virtual learning continues
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Laura Faith Kebede
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