Superintendent Hopson says that the agreements with the municipalities is just the start of planning the transition away from a merged district. (Memphis Daily News)
The agreements are the “end of the beginning.” (Memphis Flyer)
Updates on the municipalities’ superintendent searches for their new districts. (Commercial Appeal)
One of those finalists includes Shelby County Schools’ current deputy, David Stephens. (Commercial Appeal)
Shelby County’s commission recommended close-to-quadrupling the school board’s salary. (Commercial Appeal, WHBQ)
Superintendent Hopson released a public letter addressing concerns about upcoming school closures. (Chalkbeat TN)
Carver High School was removed from that closings list. (Memphis Daily News)
The Memphis Daily News profiles the work of the Soulsville Foundation, including Soulsville Charter School. (Memphis Daily News)
A gun was found on a Shelby County school campus. (WMCTV)
The KIPP charter school network won a $2 million grant. (Tennessean)
Mississippi’s child poverty rate is twice as high as Lithuania’s. (Hechinger Report)
Charter schools and the regular school system in Washington DC released an equity report. (Education Week)