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MSCS' $200 million funding request reflects soaring cost of new high schools

Maintenance projects for existing Memphis schools will take priority, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins says. ....

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Memphis' Journey Hanley School, an ASD charter, will return as MSCS school

Hanley School, a K-8 school in Orange Mound, will be part of the Memphis district’s turnaround model, known as the iZone. Its charter operator is not happy. ....

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Proposal would create a county board to manage MSCS construction plans

A Shelby County government leader has proposed a local school construction authority to oversee school building plans for MSCS and surrounding municipal school districts. ....

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MSCS construction under Shelby County proposal: What it could mean

A Shelby County proposal would create a new agency to manage school building construction, including Memphis-Shelby County Schools. ....

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Philly's new superintendent talks student success, teacher turnover, early goals

Tony Watlington is taking over as superintendent of Philadelphia public schools on June 16, 2022. ....

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