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‘It’s not there’: A Memphis student scrambles to catch up on missing assignments

By Laura Faith Kebede

First Person

Memphis schools already have one tool to deal with learning loss. What’s missing is funding.

By Haley Mathews

‘Safer in school’: How students led the overhaul of sexual harassment protections in Shelby County Schools

By Laura Faith Kebede

Tennessee needs people to get the COVID vaccine, but proposals to weaken child immunization law could discourage that

By Marta W. Aldrich December 18

Tennessee parents will have fewer options for child care as federal coronavirus relief money expires this month

By Laura Faith Kebede December 16

‘Our kids are struggling’: Tennessee lawmaker urges governor to move teachers up on the vaccination list

By Marta W. Aldrich December 16

Memphis school leaders ask county for $30 million to address possible learning loss and literacy

By Laura Faith Kebede December 15

‘Brave spaces’ needed: How schools can foster meaningful conversations after the 2020 election

By Marta W. Aldrich and Caroline Bauman December 15

Memphis schools delay return to classrooms as COVID-19 cases surge

By Marta W. Aldrich December 11

Freshman year, at a distance

‘No one really knows how this is going to go’: A Memphis student starts high school from behind a computer screen

By Laura Faith Kebede September 17

Tennessee parents, students, teachers: What are your thoughts and questions about COVID-19 vaccinations? Take our survey.

By Caroline Bauman and Marta W. Aldrich December 10

Legislator wants to ensure Tennessee won’t cut millions of dollars from schools during pandemic

By Marta W. Aldrich December 9

Tennessee governor may call special legislative session focused on education during pandemic

By Marta W. Aldrich December 8

Tennessee unveils plan to move struggling schools out of its failed program to rescue them

By Marta W. Aldrich December 7

‘Transparency is very important’: Tennessee lawmaker wants to expand lead testing in schools and child care centers

By Laura Faith Kebede December 6

Teachers likely won’t get COVID vaccine before spring under Tennessee distribution plan

By Marta W. Aldrich December 2

As Memphis district works through pandemic, board grants 2-year contract extension to superintendent

By Laura Faith Kebede December 1

Tennessee governor hires another ex-lawmaker who championed school vouchers

By Marta W. Aldrich November 30

Tennessee is supposed to track COVID-19 cases in schools, but privacy concerns and limited reporting make that tough

By Jacinthia Jones and Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee November 24

Jobs

Tennessee takes overturned school voucher law to state’s highest court

By Marta W. Aldrich November 24

Tennessee’s ACT average dips for second straight year after six years of growth

By Marta W. Aldrich November 24

One of the first states to reopen schools, Tennessee grapples with how to keep parents informed and schools staffed amid COVID-19

By Marta W. Aldrich August 21

Tennessee schools with coronavirus cases may not close next school year. Here’s why.

By Marta W. Aldrich July 8

Protesting was empowering. It was also terrifying.

By Sophia Perry June 22

‘Mr. A, will I ever be a hashtag?’

By Ayo Akinmoladun June 16

Report coming soon on lead exposure in Memphis students following water tests in schools

By Laura Faith Kebede November 20

Tennessee mulls how to return schools to Nashville, Memphis districts

By Marta W. Aldrich November 18

COVID learning loss not as bad as Memphis district anticipated; adults at home may have skewed some data

By Laura Faith Kebede November 17

Tennessee’s largest teacher group calls for more protections as COVID spreads among educators

By Marta W. Aldrich November 17

Most Memphis parents aren’t ready to send children back to classrooms in January

By Laura Faith Kebede November 13

Former Rep. Bill Dunn, a passionate voucher advocate, hired by Tennessee governor as education adviser

By Marta W. Aldrich November 11

Tennessee governor wants to maintain school funding, raise teacher pay, but offers no promises

By Marta W. Aldrich November 10

Memphis school staff to receive 1% salary increase after district saved money from online classes

By Laura Faith Kebede November 10

School enrollment has dropped by 33,000 students across Tennessee amid pandemic

By Laura Faith Kebede and Marta W. Aldrich November 10

First Person

I’m a teacher who survived COVID-19. I’m not ready to return to the classroom.

For once, educators are asking to put their health and families first. The backlash has been swift.

By Tiffany Crow July 23

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