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Parents focus of MCS workshops

Parents focus of MCS workshops

(WMC-TV) – Memphis City Schools is in the business of educating the city’s children, but the district will turn its attention to adults this weekend.

MCS will host its annual Exceptional Children Parent Summit on May 19 at 2 p.m. at Colonial Middle School.

MCS cafeterias now serving healthier meals

(WMC-TV) – A 13-minute YouTube video is highlighting some positive changes going on in cafeterias across Memphis schools.

The video was produced by a division of the American Egg Board, a group responsible for marketing eggs.

The video shows how Tony Geraci, director of Memphis City Schools’ Child Nutrition Services, has introduced fresh produce into the diet of the district’s 100,000 students.

Thank your teachers this week

Thank your teachers this week

Memphis City Schools joins school districts and communities nationwide to honor and celebrate teachers. 

We salute the hard work and dedication of teachers on behalf of students in the district.

The week-long celebration is an excellent time for all of us to share our deep gratitude for teachers who inspire, change lives and set positive examples for students every day.

Jay-Z offering scholarships to needy students

(WMC-TV) - You might wonder how at-risk youngsters in Memphis in the Mid-South might benefit via a connection to rap music royalty. Keep reading because Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, wants to offer a bit of his wealth to young people who generally have zero chance when it comes to college scholarships.

Jay-Z's foundation offers help to select young people who want to improve their education and make their own contributions to the community.

Hutchison senior earns White House honors

(WMC-TV) - A Memphis high school senior is one of less than 150 students nationwide to be included in this year’s class of Presidential Scholars.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Wednesday that Caroline Orr, who attends Hutchison, was named to the select group.

Tennessee Ranks Low in Sexual Health Indicators

Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis Region urges the Tennessee General Assembly to reject abstinence-only sexuality education and focus on improving the state’s dismal sexual health as conveyed in the report “Sexual Health of Young People in the U.S. South: Challenges and Opportunities,”  recently released by Auburn University at Montgomery’s Center for Demographic Research. 

Tennessee ranked poorly in all the metrics studied in the report, including teenage birth rates, infant mortality rates, sexually transmitted infection rates and condom use.

Tiger Sculpture Coming to the U of M

Tiger Sculpture Coming to the U of M

Construction is underway at the University of Memphis.