Press Conference at Memphis Theological Seminary On Tuesday, April 10 at 9:30 a.m. MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Clergy United for the Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that solidifies Memphis City Schools' position as a leader in urban education reform, today the Tennessee State Board of Education unanimously approved the statewide use of the MCS Teacher Effectiveness Measure (TEM), a groundbreaking method of evaluating teachers.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug.

WOODBURY, N.Y., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The got breakfast?® Foundation last month awarded Memphis City Schools in Tennessee one of eight Silent Hero grants that recognize, encourage, and reward those silent heroes who help children by participating in the national School Breakfast Program.

By Jane Roberts Within weeks, students in Memphis City Schools who are habitually late or absent are going to find someone intervening in their lives, part of the "drill down" into truancy that Supt. Kriner Cash expects will turn up a host of underlying social issues.