District management
County commissioners dropped their original plan to put all Memphis school board seats on the ballot in 2026. But opponents say delaying changes to 2030 doesn’t solve constitutional problems.
Students will be required to keep personal devices, including smartwatches, turned off and put away during school hours. Violating that policy could come with consequences, up to suspension.
The local early education nonprofit is expected to receive the nearly $30 million annual grant instead of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The district lost its contract due to multiple child safety violations.
MSCS’ school board will vote next week on a revised policy requiring students to keep devices off and away during school hours. But some are concerned about how to address student violations.
Republican Rep. Mark White and Sen. Brent Taylor said the pending $6 million independent financial audit of MSCS will inform their next moves. Both introduced bills to create state-controlled boards in charge of the district that failed this spring.
While the administration has said it is reviewing programs related to immigration and other issues, Tennessee schools previously primarily used the funds for teacher training and after-school programming.
The Memphis-Shelby County school board approved a $1.9 billion budget for the upcoming school year that will also resurrect school break learning academies. But the district scaled back some critical fire and safety upgrade proposals, including fire alarm upgrades in a number of schools.
Lawmakers approve a forensic audit and vow to keep the legislation alive.
The legislation outlines how elected board members could be removed and replaced, and calls for prior review of large contracts and expenditures.
Elected board would continue in an ‘advisory capacity.’ Critics warn that the bill could open the door for the state to encroach on local control in other districts.
A state panel, whose members are appointed by Gov. Bill Lee, would have more authority over charter growth.
Takeover talk has swirled over the firing of Memphis school Superintendent Marie Feagins
The school board defies community input and votes 6-3 to end her tenure after barely 9 months. State lawmakers may seek to intervene.
A proposal to save her job sparks new allegations, and a sharp exchange between board members.
‘I will not resign,’ Feagins says in response to board resolution accusing her of financial misdeeds.
Shelby County commissioners to weigh ‘no confidence’ vote on school board
Book banning action has escalated locally, not at the state level
A draft plan by Memphis-Shelby County Schools from earlier this year envisioned 21 schools that would close, but the district hasn’t made final decisions.
New report identifies $9.8 billion in facility needs for traditional public schools.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools violated Title IX by not adequately responding to complaints of sexual harassment and assault of students over a three-year period, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced.