Laura D. Testino
Journalist at The Daily Memphian
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dailymemphian.com | Laura D. Testino
Premium Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Published: June 06, 2025 4:00 AM CT “We owe those parents outcomes that we know their kids can accomplish and achieve,” Gov. Bill Lee said in April. “So something needs to be done.” (Mark Humphrey/AP file) Tennessee officials expect to choose a firm to perform the audit by the end of the month. But many details of the audit’s scope may remain secret.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymemphian.com | Laura D. Testino
Premium Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Updated: June 02, 2025 5:08 PM CT | Published: June 02, 2025 12:05 PM CT Former MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins has levied new allegations against the school board over its vote to fire her in January. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file) The claims offer the 18-month, $487,500 payout described in Feagins’ contract as an alternative outcome to returning her to the school district’s superintendent seat.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymemphian.com | Laura D. Testino
Premium Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Published: June 01, 2025 4:00 AM CT Former inmate Anthony Phillips, 21, was a featured speaker Friday, May 30 at The Excel Center graduation at the Orpheum Theatre. “Never let a person tell you it’s impossible to switch it up and change,” he told the crowd.
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4 weeks ago |
dailymemphian.com | Laura D. Testino
Premium Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Updated: May 30, 2025 3:06 PM CT | Published: May 30, 2025 3:06 PM CT Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Keith Williams attends a board meeting June 11, 2024.
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1 month ago |
dailymemphian.com | Laura D. Testino
Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Published: May 28, 2025 4:14 PM CT A PowerSchoola data breach exposed the personal information of about 500,000 current and former students and staff last December. (The Daily Memphian file) The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board renewed a $2.3 million contract with PowerSchool, a student data system that tracks grades and attendance, despite an active lawsuit against the company for its data breach.
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