Heidi Ramirez is leaving as chief academic officer of Shelby County Schools at the end of March.

2. Ramirez Leaving Shelby County Schools - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Heidi Ramirez is leaving as chief academic officer of Shelby County Schools at the end of March.

3. East High T-STEM Program Takes Applications - Friday, January 20, 2017

Dedric McGhee got right to the point Wednesday, Jan. 18, as he explained to a group of about a dozen parents of eighth-graders what the new optional school at East High School will be about.

“How many of you hated the flyover?” the Shelby County Schools STEM manager asked as hands were raised in reaction to the question about the design of the state’s tallest flyover linking Interstate 40 with Interstate 240.

4. Griffin Becomes New SCS Chief of Schools - Friday, January 6, 2017

The leader of Shelby County Schools’ successful Innovation Zone schools, Sharon Griffin, has been named chief of schools for the SCS system. Superintendent Dorsey Hopson announced his appointment of Griffin to the new position Wednesday, Jan. 4, as part of a restructuring of the school system’s office of academics.

5. I-Zone Leader Appointed SCS Chief of Schools - Thursday, January 5, 2017

The leader of Shelby County Schools’ successful Innovation Zone schools, Sharon Griffin, is the new chief of schools for the system.

6. TNReady Report Cards Dip With New Test - Thursday, December 15, 2016

Shelby County Schools leaders have a math literacy program that will rollout in phases starting next year. The plan was already in the works before new state test results were released Tuesday, Dec. 13, for school districts across the state.

7. SCS TNReady Scores Dip Particularly In Math - Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Shelby County Schools leaders have a math literacy program that will rollout in phases starting next year.

The plan was already in the works before new state test results were released Tuesday, Dec. 13, for school districts across the state.

8. More Black Students, and Memphis Students, Suspended in Tennessee Schools - Monday, October 31, 2016

Half of suspensions across Tennessee in the 2014-15 school year were handed out in just 8 percent of schools, many of which serve black students in Memphis.

Statewide, 20 percent of black male students were suspended at least once that year. Black students were also more than five times as likely as white students to be suspended.

9. Gates Foundation to Fund U of M Teacher Prep Program - Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed to provide $34.7 million over three years to a set of five Teacher Preparation Transformation Centers, including one at the University of Memphis.

10. Gates Foundation to Fund U of M Teacher Prep Program - Wednesday, December 2, 2015

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed to provide $34.7 million over three years to a set of five Teacher Preparation Transformation Centers, including one at the University of Memphis.

11. Tennessee Education Report Card Shows Some Gains For Shelby County Students - Monday, October 26, 2015

The Tennessee Department of Education’s report card for Shelby County Schools showed a slight increase in the graduation rate.

The rate rose to 75 percent in the 2014-15 school year from 74.6 percent the previous year.

12. TNReady Promises Big Testing Changes - Tuesday, August 11, 2015

With a new year underway, Shelby County Schools leaders are focused on a change beyond the challenge of wayward buses, late registration and uncooperative air conditioners.

The online-only TNReady achievement tests debut across the state’s public school systems in February, replacing the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program – or TCAP – tests in English language arts and math for grades 3-11.

13. Welcome Back - Friday, August 7, 2015

When Shelby County’s public schools open for the first day of the 2015-16 school year, it will mark the first time in three years that there will be no historic, structural changes to the systems themselves.

14. Improving Access - Tuesday, August 4, 2015

With Hispanics expected to make up 31 percent of the nation’s population by 2060, Christian Brothers University is investing in its growing community by pledging $12.5 million to go toward scholarships for immigrant students whose legal residency status may be in question.

15. School Transitions - Monday, December 29, 2014

In the uniquely timed world of education, a year can be defined several ways, and while one of those years is underway, planning for the next one has already begun.

By the calendar year, 2014 has been a dizzying array of historic moments and transitions.

16. Ramirez Stresses Alignment in Schools Position - Wednesday, November 5, 2014

The new chief academic officer for Shelby County Schools sees herself as being like the conductor of an orchestra.

“Now we’ve got to make sure everybody knows which song we are playing, make sure their instruments are in tune and ready to go,” said Heidi Ramirez last week as she was still making the move to Memphis, where she officially begins her duties later this month.

17. Ramirez Named Shelby County Schools Chief Academic Officer - Saturday, November 1, 2014

Heidi Ramirez, the former chief academic officer for Milwaukee Public Schools, is the new chief academic officer for Shelby County Schools.

18. Ramirez Named Shelby County Schools Chief Academic Officer - Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Heidi Ramirez, the former chief academic officer for Milwaukee Public Schools, is the new chief academic officer for Shelby County Schools.