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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis academic excellence and diversity were celebrated today, featuring a marching band, cheerleaders, and a drumline. Freedom Preparatory Academy Charter School on Brownlee Road rolled out the red carpet for leaders from Alabama A&M University, which is located near Huntsville. The university handed out scholarships to 14 outstanding Freedom Prep students. The […]

From rising reading and math proficiencies to "troubling" school conditions, here's what you missed from February's school board meeting.

Montgomery's first school board meeting of 2024 included discussions about high numbers of resignations in schools, construction updates and more.

Freedom Preparatory Academy in Parkrose Avenue was placed on a soft lockdown after officers discovered a bullet hole in a window of the elementary school, according to the Memphis Police Department.

The Leake Academy girls added two more wins to their total, bouncing back from a loss last week.

Hosts Ahmad Tilghman, Makyah Truitt, Keynan Ivey, and Natasha Delgado share their views on a wide range of topics like bullying, poverty, and pop culture.

The Tennessee Titans recently partnered with the National Football League (NFL) Grassroots Program to award Freedom Preparatory Academy (FPA) Charter Schools $50,000 to install bleachers, lighting, and a scoreboard at their Brownlee Road campus in the Whitehaven neighborhood.

At its February meeting, the school board presented a plan that would replace three schools. Eastside had been approved for $49 million in upgrades.

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that public schools lost more than one million students during the pandemic, and many are not returning to a conventional classroom.

Missing 15-year-old Paris Godby was last seen on March 6th. Her mother is searching for answers.