Maintenance projects for existing Memphis schools will take priority, Feagins says.
The increase could make open teaching positions more attractive, especially to staffers whose positions may be eliminated.
Feagins expects the board to approve the new plan in September, following the Aug. 1 election.
Tennessee lawmakers voted this week to approve the proposal, but it threatens to disrupt an existing contract between the university and Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
Century-old Humes was operated as a charter under the state’s unraveling Achievement School District.
A Council of the Great City Schools leader said the team could be used as a model for other new superintendents
Students in Craigmont High’s new Earth and space sciences class watched a preview before looking up to the sky.
A consultant for Juvenile Court found that just half of students were attending class, and that the curriculum didn’t keep them on track for graduation.
Board members say the provisions in Marie Feagins’ agreement were necessary to protect the district.
Proposed legislation is meant to ‘expand what’s working,’ according to Memphis Rep. Mark White, the bill’s sponsor.