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Memphis City Schools (MCS) was the school district operating public schools in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was headquartered in the Frances E. Coe Administration Building. On March 8, 2011, residents voted to disband the city school district, effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District. [1]
As a result, the special election districts were redrawn to represent the area of Shelby County outside the city of Memphis, as this was the area served by the county school district. On March 8, 2011, Memphis city residents voted to dissolve their school charter and disband Memphis City Schools, effectively merging the city with the Shelby ...
Kirby High School – Hickory Hill was annexed by the City of Memphis in December 1998, thus placing the school in the Memphis City Schools system in fall 1999. Kirby primarily serves the southeast area of Memphis going to the current city-unincorporated county boundary line.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools teachers get ready for the new school year. Ashlee Marshall, fifth grade math teacher, has her classroom ready for her students starting on next week at Snowden on ...
Rising second-graders James, Gabriel and Sebastian work on a reading worksheet during the Memphis Shelby County Schools Summer Learning Academy at Jackson Elementary in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday ...
Having the ability to authorize charter schools would help the university expand to other parts of Greater Memphis, she added. Tennessee now has 141 traditional school systems operated as city ...
The first Memphis schools were chartered in 1826, but until 1848 all Memphis schools were private. During this time the Memphis City Schools was formed in the early 1830s. [citation needed] The first "free" public schools opened in 1848, but at first nominally charged a $2 tuition. By 1852, there were 13 public schools supported by taxpayers.
The city is served by Memphis-Shelby County Schools (formerly Shelby County Schools). On March 8, 2011, residents voted to dissolve the charter for Memphis City Schools, effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District. [145] After issues with state law and court challenges, the merger took effect the start of the 2013–14 school ...