School boards
Deciding what to do with MSCS buildings will be a top priority for the incoming Memphis school board after the Aug. 1 election. Here’s what candidates said about a sweeping new facilities plan.
Longtime activist cites his own health issues, and the recent death of his sister.
Early voting has kicked off in Memphis, and five of the nine seats on Memphis-Shelby County Schools board are on the ballot on Aug. 1.
Nineteen people seeking seats in the Aug. 1 election answered questions from Chalkbeat and the public. Hear what they said.
We asked the 20 candidates for Memphis school board to tell us about their approach to the district’s strategic and facilities plans, plus ways they’d direct improvements for academic outcomes and remove barriers to learning. Here’s what they said.
Former librarian will lead panel that could decide which titles students statewide can access.
‘This was a session of good, bad, and ugly,’ said one Democratic lawmaker.
The Detroit schools administrator is already working with MSCS under a short-term contract.
University could use charter groups to expand its reach and replicate teaching and learning models.
A state lawmaker is giving the Memphis-Shelby County school board time to devise an improvement plan before pursuing legislation to empower Gov. Bill Lee to appoint up to six new members to the locally elected body.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members chose Marie Feagins, ending the district’s first superintendent search in more than a decade.
Rep. Mark White cites prolonged frustration with the board’s locally elected leadership
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members’ selection meeting signals an end to the tortuous search for a successor to former Superintendent Joris Ray, and the possibility of the first outside leader in more than a decade.
Some Memphians say they will be listening for ways candidates may learn and lead in a new city.
Leader of Tennessee school board group and a superintendent explain why they strongly denounced the updated A-F grading system and a proposed expansion of private-school vouchers.
Yolonda Brown, Marie Feagins, and Cheryl Proctor will face a round of in-depth interviews in January.
Tess Stovall’s recommendations will be a key factor in whether the state votes to overrule locally elected school boards.
Vote signals continued trust in Greene as the district proceeds with revamped superintendent search.
Johnson’s stroke, the second for a school board member in as many years, underscores the pressure of public service roles, said his pastor.
Chalkbeat Tennessee will keep you updated via text messages on important Memphis-Shelby County Schools board decisions every month.