There are 8 article(s) tagged Southwest Early College High School:

• January 2020

  • State leader backs Southwest Early College High closure

    At stake is the education of 133 students who could need to find a new high school after May.

    By Caroline Bauman January 06, 2020

• November 2019

  • Southwest president says failure of Early College program requires rigor to try again

    Southwest Tennessee Community College is willing to try again when it comes to hosting an early college high school after it and Shelby County Schools pulled the plug on a charter school approach.

    By Bill Dries November 27, 2019

• October 2019

  • Southwest high school fires back at district close recommendation

    The 133 students who attend the school might need to find a new school in just over a week, which school leaders say would create a situation where students “would not be well-served.”

    By Caroline Bauman October 25, 2019

  • SCS recommends closing Southwest Early College High for ‘egregious’ misconduct

    The school district found that 60% of teachers at Southwest Early College High School do not have proper licensing for the classes they are teaching.

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 23, 2019

• September 2019

  • Southwest ends its relationship with Early College High School

    Southwest Tennessee Community College is cutting ties with the embattled charter school it partnered with to allow high school students to earn a diploma and an associate degree, according to a letter sent to the high school's parents.

    By Caroline Bauman September 30, 2019

  • Memphis district recommends closing Southwest Early College High School

    The school board will vote on the district’s recommendation to close the school at its October meeting, as the district has to provide 30 days notice on such a vote.

    By Caroline Bauman September 19, 2019

• August 2019

  • Parents, students seek SCS inquiry of Southwest Early College High School

    Superintendent Joris Ray said what he heard about Southwest Early College High School gave him “grave concern,” but stopped short of saying the district would investigate.

    By Caroline Bauman August 28, 2019

• September 2018

  • Artesian Schools will be a catalyst for post-secondary opportunities

    “Just as tapping into an artesian aquifer helped restore the city of Memphis back to health after the yellow fever epidemic in the late 1880s, Artesian Schools Inc. will be the catalyst to restore vibrancy to post-secondary opportunities for students in our community.”

    By Mary C. McDonald September 27, 2018