Content Tagged 'Memphis City Schools'

Pay, benefits, retirement: Memphis City School custodians are worried when Memphis City Schools merges with Shelby County, their livelihood will be in limbo. Watch Video

Nearly 800 school custodial workers are angry and shocked they may lose their jobs, without a having a say in the matter. Watch Video

MCS created a toxic mess when it started tearing down an abandoned school before getting the proper permits to remove asbestos. Memphis City Schools and three contractors are now facing almost $100,000 in fines. Watch Video

When schools merge, all Memphis City Schools teachers and employees who were allowed to live outside the county limits would have to move back to Shelby County. But the county commission education board made a huge change in their committee meeting Wednesday morning. Watch Video

Memphis City Schools has named Dorsey Hopson as its Interim Superintendent, replacing Dr. Kriner Cash.

No more Memphis City Schools. The Unified School Board tentatively agreed to shut down MCS on July 1st at Tuesday night's meeting. Watch Video

Who'd be crazy to camp out in this kind of cold weather? The answer: Memphis parents who want to make sure their kids get into a high-performing optional school. Watch Video

Applications for optional schools for the next school year won't be available until Tuesday, but parents are already lining up at the school board several days early to make sure their kids are at the top of the list.

Memphis City Schools could have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines in connection to a botched demolition of the abandoned Florida Street school.

Code enforcement ordered work to stop last week on demolition of an abandoned Memphis City School after the health department demanded everyone off the property.

Getting kids to eat healthy doesn't have to be hard. Memphis City Schools teamed up with the Grizzlies to stress the importance of healthy living to students at Mitchell High School. Watch Video

Necessity of the job, or priceless perk? New questions about a long-standing Memphis City Schools tradition of giving top administration officials, including Dr. Kriner Cash, access to personal drivers. Watch Video

A Memphis mother is outraged after she says Memphis City Schools and Memphis Police ignored her claims a school security guard was sending inappropriate texts to her daughter.

Bad eating habits are out at and eating healthy is in at Memphis City Schools. Watch Video

Code changes under consideration by the Memphis City Council would allow people to teach limited classes in their homes.

Memphis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash says there's a very good chance he will leave his job before his contract expires next year. Watch Video

Shelby County teachers seem to have a negative outlook on the merger, but Memphis teachers have the opposite view. Watch Video

Memphis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash has pulled his name from the running as one of three finalists to run the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina.

Memphis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash is now a finalist for superintendent in another school system. Watch Video

Memphis City Schools are on the defensive after an in-depth analysis found suspicious test scores. Watch Video

An MCS teacher admits to sleeping in the same bed with a 17-year-old male student, but says they never had sex. Watch Video

Farmers in West Tennessee are working on a plan to get local produce on lunch menus at Memphis City Schools by fall.

Memphis School Schools Superintendent Kriner Cash denies a newspaper report that a party held at his home was meant to kick off his campaign to head the new unified school district. Watch Video

The second highest administrator at Memphis City Schools, Dr. Irving Hamer, submitted a letter of resignation after he admittedly made inappropriate comments to a co-worker at an employee gathering. Watch Video  |   Read the Full Harassment Report, Hamer's Resignation Letter (948.9KB)

Memphis school leaders say public schools in both the city and county would suffer if 17 new charter schools were allowed to open.

Tennessee's Achievement School District says it plans to take over three low-performing schools in the Memphis community of Frayser.

The Unified School Board has rejected Willie Herenton's charter school applications for a second time, but he isn't giving up just yet. Watch Video

The superintendent of Memphis City Schools is speaking out about one of his teachers accused of having sex with a student. Watch Video

Video of an underage girl performing oral sex on another teen at school has gone viral, and Memphis Police are now investigating. Watch Video

A Memphis City Schools teacher has been charged with rape because of a sexual relationship she had with a student who was living with her.

Thirteen African-American kids that integrated Memphis City Schools are being honored in film. Watch Video

The head coach of the Oakhaven High School Hawks basketball team had his wings clipped by Memphis City Schools. Rondavius Milam was suspended after players accused him of physically assaulting them. Watch Video

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell said before both school systems merge, he wants to make sure he sees how every nickel and dime of your dollars are being spent before he agrees to any tax increase. Watch Video