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Among local employers making staff cuts this year is Memphis City Schools. But in spite of those cuts, the school system is also hiring.
When you walk into Tanya Musselwhite's classroom at Oak Grove Central Elementary School, you will see children busy working - with their fingers.
He took the helm of Memphis City Schools with a bold 100-day plan to initiate change. Monday, Dr. Kriner Cash looked back on his first 100 days.
Enrollment is down at Memphis City Schools for the 2008-2009 school, year, while the system's budget is up, officials said Wednesday.
August 4-8 was Superintendents' Week on Action News 5. Each morning, during Action News 5 at 6am, the superintendent of a Mid-South school system visited our studios to talk about the upcoming school year.
At Monday night's meeting of the Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners, new district superintendent Kriner Cash laid out his plan for the first 100 days of the upcoming school year.
The DeSoto County School District is on its way to becoming the largest school district in the State of Mississippi. With 30,000 students spread across 35 different schools in DeSoto County, growth in the district has been almost explosive. With an average of 1,200 to 1,600 new students each year, district has grown by nearly 7,000 students in the past five years.
Memphis City Schools launched a new website Monday that school officials say will make it easier for parents, students, employees, and community members to access information relevant to their needs.
Dr. Kriner Cash has been Superintendent of Memphis city Schools for one week, working on a number of issues, including contingency plans for a budget cutback.
Dr. Kriner Cash has been working on assessing the school system for the past week and for the first time today he met the public as Memphis city schools new superintendent.
Imagine working at a job for more than 6 years and never missing a day of work or being late. Sixth grade student Michael Alexander can claim this remarkable record, even though he's not drawing a paycheck.
Ziuru Zhu and Marina Law make beautiful music together and solo. They're only eight-years-old, but according to their piano teacher, Judith Fairchild, they are already accomplished piano players.
This week, the Memphis community will have a chance to get to know the man who will be running our city schools.
