The interim superintendent said he hopes for the district to be at 240 teacher vacancies when students return to the classroom on Aug. 4.

In Memphis, significant portions of the teacher population are either new to the profession or nearing retirement eligibility.

Penny Schwinn will instead serve as a senior adviser and chief strategist at the Education Department, roles that do not require Senate confirmation.

Over 1,500 MSCS students relied on in-school reading tutors from local nonprofit Literacy Mid-South last year. But school board members haven’t publicly responded to the CEO’s proposals to continue ...

The Memphis Police Department is hiring crossing guards for the upcoming school year and the city got sued for its public records policy this week.

When Tennessee State Board of Education Chairman Bob Eby mentioned at a May board meeting that he wanted to launch a study of the state’s language graduation requirement, he kicked off a firestorm of ...

Students return to schools this week with a new ban on cellphones. Otis Sanford sees the potential for some first-day hiccups ...