Laura D. Testino

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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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Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Published: May 28, 2025 4:00 AM CT MSCS board member Sable Otey (right) is a co-sponsor of the resolution stating “no child shall be denied a free public K-12 education in [MSCS] based on the child’s, parent’s, or caretaker’s perceived or actual citizenship or immigration status.” (Greg Campbell/The Daily Memphian fle) Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members affirmed public education access to students regardless of immigration status, but fewer...

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Premium Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Updated: May 27, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: May 27, 2025 4:00 AM CT The new Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) voucher program expanded eligibility to students already enrolled in private schools, a population that legislative projections have expected to make up about 65% of all Tennessee recipients.

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Premium Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Updated: May 22, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: May 22, 2025 4:00 AM CT Libertas School of Memphis students recite Shakespeare during a groundbreaking ceremony for a new middle school on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian) Memphis middle schooler Isaiah Jones spends some of his class time researching bearded dragons. Other classmates have explored solar cars and built catapults.

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Education By Laura Testino, Daily Memphian Updated: May 20, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: May 20, 2025 4:00 AM CT Memphis-Shelby County Schools interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond’s first budget includes some new positions, but doesn’t call for major cuts. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file) Following last year’s overhaul of some Memphis-Shelby County Schools departments, the district is not proposing major cuts, according to budget documents.