School boards
Roderick Richmond’s term ends July 31. The board is asking MSCS teachers and staff to anonymously review his 10-month performance.
The MSCS board voted Tuesday to hire a lawyer who will assess the legality of cutting short five members' terms in the 2026 race. Candidate filing starts next month.
A Tennessee school district is asking a federal judge to dismiss a Williamson County teacher’s First Amendment lawsuit after it reinstated her at Franklin High School.
The commission secured just enough votes Monday to overturn the mayor’s decision. That means five school board members will serve only half of their allotted terms.
A Memphis lawmaker wants Tennessee voters to be able to recall local elected officials, including school boards, as an “accountability” measure.
Mayor Lee Harris rejected the proposal to avoid cutting short five current board members’ terms. The county commission can override the veto within 30 days.
Some incumbent MSCS board members say they won’t align with a party. But that could put them at a disadvantage in a Democratic stronghold like Shelby County.
Five school board members will now only serve half their terms, which opponents say is unconstitutional.
The county commission remains divided on whether to put Memphis school board seats on the ballot in 2026 or 2030, with some worried about legality issues. A small group of critical parents is pushing for immediate action.
The Shelby County Commission approved term limits for Memphis school board members. But commissioners again delayed a vote on an election year reset amid hours of heated debate.
A judge ruled against her request for a preliminary injunction in her ongoing lawsuit against the school board that fired her in January.
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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.
MSCS board members voted not to pay for tutors from local nonprofit Literacy Mid-South in this year’s budget. They haven’t responded to a cheaper proposal from the CEO over a month ago.
Memphis-Shelby County school board members approved a request Tuesday from Elon Musk’s AI company to repair school buildings near its two new data centers. But community members continue to protest xAI’s presence.
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.
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.
Feagins is suing the full school board for violating open meetings laws by holding private discussions before her ouster in January. Now, she’s calling out Towanna Murphy and asking for her job back to avoid further harm.
Two Republican lawmakers are reviving plans to have the state run the Memphis-Shelby County district. But local education experts say their recent interview, in which one lawmaker called city school leaders ‘dumbasses,’ was insulting and misleading.
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.