Update November 28th, 11:30 AM: I’ve been made aware that some people in Lincoln County were experiencing difficulty voting. I’ve modified the method used to log votes to make it more open in hopes of rectifying it. As a result,…
More news on the ASD front here in Memphis. Chalkbeat reported this past Thursday that Green Dot public schools is pulling out of their agreement to take over Raleigh-Egypt High School (REHS), citing “lack of community buy-in.” Green Dot joins Freedom Prep…
Update: Round 2 is over and round three is open! Jump over to our most up to date post and vote! Welcome to the Sweet Sixteen of Education Commissioner Madness! We don’t get to legally vote for our education commissioner in…
Update: Round 1 is in the books, jump over to the next round to vote in the Elite 8! Welcome to the first official round of Education Commissioner Madness! We don’t get to legally vote for our education commissioner in Tennessee,…
Update: The Elite 8 is live! Click the link now to go vote for our first round candidates, now through Saturday at 8 PM! We face many questions as we head into the spring, but none larger than this; who will…
It’s been a few days since our last ASD coverage update, and we’ve had a few notable news events on the ground in Memphis and in Nashville. Here’s a summary of the most recent news stories and what they mean for the…
Multiple sources reported today that Kevin Huffman has resigned from his role as the education commissioner as of today. Chalkbeat gives us the scoop on why, from Huffman’s perspective: Huffman told Blake Farmer of WPLN radio in Nashville that he…
Over the past few weeks we’ve written a lot about the ASD, from data analysis of their performance to coverage of their community meetings last week. We’ve also also reached out to groups and individuals across the city with stakes…
On the heels of a Shelby County resolution calling for full funding of BEP 2.0 in Tennessee, a school board member in Hamilton County is openly considering the virtues of a lawsuit against the state. The board member, Jon Welch,…
With surprisingly little fanfare, Tennessee announced at the end of October that it would be asking Measurement Inc., a company based in North Carolina, to write its new tests to align to the Tennessee State Standards (also know as Common…
