There are 54 article(s) tagged Charter schools:

• December 2018

  • Charter school will transform large, vacant building on Summer

    A substantial development emerged Friday for Summer Avenue and the Highland Heights neighborhood with confirmation that a charter school plans to renovate and move into a large, vacant building on the commercial corridor.

    By Tom Bailey December 07, 2018

• November 2018

  • Charter schools benefit local education but must meet challenges, panelists argue

    With nine new charter schools opening in Memphis next year and another seven closing due to low performance, local education leaders say charters create accessibility to choices – but also are accountable for meeting standards.

    By Christin Yates November 13, 2018

  • Aspire Memphis’ future in question as board weighs paths forward

    Facing a roughly $2 million operating deficit and lagging academic progress, a California-based charter organization that runs four schools in Memphis is reconsidering its future in the city – even floating the possibility of pulling out of the area altogether.

    By Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat TN November 05, 2018

• September 2018

  • Memphis moves from problem child to poster child on Tennessee’s new school improvement list

    The city that has been the epicenter of Tennessee’s school improvement work since 2012 got encouraging news on Friday as fewer Memphis schools landed on the state’s newest list of troubled schools.

    By Marta W. Aldrich and Laura Faith Kebede September 22, 2018