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Education

MSCS looks to improve test scores this school year

Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:56 PM CDT
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By Walter Murphy
It’s the first day of school, and Memphis Shelby County Schools said they’re hitting the ground running to improve test scores for this school year.

Wires

Ahead of school year, judges okay rollout of voucher program

Updated: Aug. 6, 2022 at 9:59 PM CDT
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
A three-judge panel says Tennessee will be able to implement a contentious school voucher program while opponents continue challenging the initiative.

News

Shelby County School District prepares rising middle school students with ‘transition camp’

Updated: Jul. 31, 2022 at 4:37 PM CDT
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By Sydney Hawkins
Rising middle school students within the Shelby County School District have a little more insight on what middle school has to offer after a month full of ‘transition camps.’

News

Memphis Catholic Schools Supt. throws support behind TN school voucher program

Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
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By Parker King
As an administrator in Racine County Wisconsin in the early 2010s, he witnessed, then, Governor Scott Walker implement a voucher program similar to the one Gov. Lee is implementing in Tennessee.

Top Story

Ole Miss partially lifts mask mandate

Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 5:55 AM CST
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By Hannah Wallsmith
Face coverings will be only required on transportation networks and in healthcare settings such as University Health Services and University Counseling Center, regardless of vaccination status.

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Education

Mid-South kids receive backpacks collected at drive this summer

Mid-South kids receive backpacks collected at drive this summer

Education

TN Education Commissioner visits Germantown High for first day of class

TN Education Commissioner visits Germantown High for first day of class

Back to School

MSCS hopes to raise TCAP scores this school year

MSCS looks to improve test scores this school year

Shared Video

MSCS Board of Education hosts back to school celebration

MSCS Board of Education hosts back to school celebration

Livestream

Shelby County School District prepares rising middle school students with ‘transition camp’

Shelby County School District prepares rising middle school students with ‘transition camp’

Livestream

Memphis church, Shelby County Health Department host back-to-school drive

Memphis church, Shelby County Health Department host back-to-school drive

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Coronavirus

Three Shelby County school districts apply for remote learning waiver

Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 5:17 PM CDT
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By Kelly Roberts
Nearly two dozen schools across Tennessee have moved to temporary remote learning since school started last month. While hybrid models including remote learning are prohibited in Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Education has allowed districts to apply for temporary remote learning if COVID-19 has interrupted effective in-person learning.

Coronavirus

Oxford School District extends mask mandate for 2 more weeks

Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 12:27 PM CDT
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By Action News 5 Staff
The Oxford School District Board of Trustees has decided to extend the mask mandate for another two weeks.

Back to School

Shelby County Schools hosts 4th Annual Necessity Drive

Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 9:34 AM CDT
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By Action News 5 Staff
Shelby County Schools is looking to provide students with the support they need outside the classroom.

Coronavirus

Parents, pediatricians hoping to discuss masks at Desoto County Schools

Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 5:11 PM CDT
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By Kelly Roberts
There is no mask mandate at DeSoto County Schools. The largest school district in Mississippi only recommends masks in its back to school plan, but parents say too many people are getting sick and it needs to change.

Back to School

Tennessee schools can request remote learning due to virus

Updated: Aug. 30, 2021 at 8:38 AM CDT
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By By ADRIAN SAINZ
The letter comes as some school districts in Tennessee were forced to close due to an increase in coronavirus cases and quarantines.

Coronavirus

Shelby County government wants governor’s executive order ruled invalid

Updated: Aug. 27, 2021 at 5:15 PM CDT
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By Kelly Roberts
The 13- page lawsuit lists three ways an executive order by Governor Bill Lee allowing parents to opt out of mask mandates in schools is invalid.

Education

Collierville school board adopts virtual learning policy for quarantined students

Updated: Aug. 26, 2021 at 12:52 PM CDT
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By Action News 5 Staff
School administrators will notify students who are eligible for remote instruction under the new policy.

Coronavirus

In one week, number of students testing positive for COVID-19 doubles in Mississippi

Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 9:57 PM CDT
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By C.J. LeMaster
For a week now, Mississippi’s hospitalizations from COVID have started to plateau, yet still remain dangerously high.

Coronavirus

Shelby County Schools offers free COVID-19 testing to thousands of students and staff

Updated: Aug. 25, 2021 at 5:58 AM CDT
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By Camille Connor
COVID-19 testing is available for free at SCS campuses.

Coronavirus

Shelby County Schools introduces new way to keep parents informed of COVID-19 cases

Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 11:07 PM CDT
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By Kelli Cook
Just before the start of a board meeting Tuesday, the district announced an online COVID-19 dashboard that will provide weekly updates of reported cases.

Back to School

Lauderdale County school board approves mask mandate

Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 9:52 AM CDT
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By Action News 5 Staff
The Lauderdale County Board of Education announced the approval of a district-wide mask mandate Monday night.

Back to School

Byhalia Middle School going virtual for 2 weeks due to positive COVID-19 cases

Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 12:59 PM CDT
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By Action News 5 Staff
Byhalia Middle School is taking extra steps to decrease the spread of COVID-19 as classed gets back underway.

Back to School

UofM welcomes students back under latest COVID-19 guidelines

Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 10:09 AM CDT
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By Action News 5 Staff
Some courses are remote but most will be in person and right now masks are required on campus while indoors.

Vaccine

Campus vaccination mandates look more and more likely as students prepare for Fall semester at UofM

Updated: Aug. 22, 2021 at 9:18 PM CDT
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By Parker King
With reports coming out that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to give the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine its full approval, some of the nation’s top medical officials believe more vaccine mandates are on the way for universities.

Coronavirus

Memphis school to become 1st in US with new COVID-19 filtration technology

Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 10:44 AM CDT
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By Shyra Sherfield
A Bluff City school will soon become the first school in the U.S. to install a new type of air filtration technology to fight airborne particles.
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