Majority of new Tennessee vouchers awarded to higher-income families
New income categories in the Education Freedom Scholarship program were intended to prioritize families with the highest financial needs. But are low-income families using the program?
All Memphis third graders to retake state ELA test
Memphis officials say they don't have time to parse initial test results the state is releasing, so all students should retest due to the high stakes nature of Tennessee's third grade reading retention law.
Memphis leaders weigh district’s options as GOP takeover looms
Despite public rallies and protests held last year over the issue, community pushback was noticeably muted this spring as Tennessee Republicans officially voted to take over Memphis schools.
