There are 96 article(s) tagged Marie Feagins:

• June 2024

  • TCAP scores show mixed results for MSCS

    Math and English language arts proficiency varies by race, and MSCS’ scores continue to fall below statewide data. 

    By Laura Testino June 25, 2024

  • Conaway: Feagins’ courage is welcome, except of course, by her board

    Opinion: This school board is dangerously close to looking like the boards before it, playing to the people in the room during meetings rather than the 110,000 students and their families they were elected to serve.

    By Dan Conaway June 21, 2024

  • MSCS’ Feagins admits messaging missteps while defending layoffs

    “I understand the critics. I receive it. I hear it. I listen to it,” MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins said of the district’s communications around the planned elimination of about 1,100 positions.

    By Jody Callahan June 19, 2024

  • Email: MSCS HR chief didn’t know about personnel cuts

    The district’s HR chief sent a late-night email to the MSCS Board of Education that said the superintendent ignored advice from himself and MSCS’ former general counsel. 

    By Samuel Hardiman June 14, 2024

  • MSCS email: More than 1,000 positions will be eliminated

    According to the email, about 41% of those 1,100 positions, or around 450, are already vacant.

    By Jody Callahan June 11, 2024

  • MSCS leader receives a death threat

    An anonymous caller recently threatened Memphis-Shelby County Schools' new superintendent through phone calls to her brother, according to a police report.

    By Aarron Fleming June 04, 2024

• May 2024

  • Marie Feagins, a longtime student advocate, faces new tests as Memphis superintendent

    Feagins has officially been superintendent for only about two months, but has been gearing up for this role for a long time.

    By Laura Testino May 28, 2024

  • Bailey: The people in charge sure think armed teachers is a bad idea

    Despite legislation opening the door for teachers to carry guns, the idea rightfully is receiving no support from local law enforcement and educational leaders.

    By Clay Bailey May 24, 2024

  • School board candidates sound off on Feagins’ leadership, voter apathy

    School board candidates on the August ballot talk about MSCS superintendent Marie Feagins’ vision for the district.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2024

  • MSCS to bump base teacher pay to $50K

    MSCS says it is investing an additional $28.4 million toward teacher salaries in the 2024-25 fiscal year.

    By Kambui Bomani May 01, 2024

• April 2024

  • Feagins: Teachers are asking for books and tech, not guns

    Local education officials, from both private and public schools, continue to express skepticism about the “armed teachers” law. 

    By Jody Callahan April 26, 2024

  • MSCS leader announces 60-member transition team

    “These seasoned educators, students, and community and business leaders will share their journeys and provide sharp recommendations for solutions,” Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins said.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 25, 2024

  • Chronic absenteeism: Myriad of issues keep MSCS students home

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools saw the percentage of its students considered “chronically absent” jump from 18.4% in the school year before the COVID-19 pandemic to 28.9% in the school year after the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries, Rob Moore April 21, 2024

  • MSCS superintendent announces transition team members

    During a media event earlier this week, Marie Feagins said the team would consist of people inside and outside the district, including other well-known superintendents.

    By Rob Moore April 11, 2024

  • New MSCS leader repeats concern that school district is bloated

    Superintendent Marie Feagins has been talking to senior leadership about the issue and a “few positions that have been posted” are to streamline operations, she said at a briefing that also covered safety, truancy and more.

    By Rob Moore April 09, 2024

  • New MSCS leader spends first morning at Melrose

    “I’ve been ... hearing some great stories and then hearing some of the sharper and harder stories about the work that remains ahead and lies ahead,” New MSCS superintendent Marie Feagins said at the first stop on her tour of 20 schools this month.

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2024

• March 2024

  • New MSCS superintendent’s contract includes ethics clause

    The former superintendent departed under an investigation into allegations that he abused power and violated district policies. 

    By Laura Testino March 27, 2024

  • Incoming Memphis schools leader Marie Feagins begins work, set to assume superintendent role April 1

    Maire Feagins’ temporary employment with the Memphis-Shelby County Schools took effect March 1 on a per diem basis. She’s likely to become MSCS superintendent on April 1, months ahead of the July 1 start that board members had planned.

    By Laura Testino March 01, 2024

• February 2024

  • Guest Column: Celebrating community voice in superintendent search

    “The inclusion of community feedback exemplifies a process that is both inclusive and reflective of our community’s values. This alignment between the Board’s actions and community expectations sets a strong foundation for the collaborative work ahead.”

    By Barbara Beaver, Zahra Altareb February 24, 2024

  • ‘We will defy the odds,’ new schools’ superintendent vows

    “I am committed to doing whatever it takes,” said Marie Feagins, currently chief of leadership and high schools for Detroit Public Schools Community District.

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    Board names new Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent

    By Laura Testino February 10, 2024

  • Memphis school board poised to select new superintendent Feb. 9

    MSCS board members are set to select a new public schools leader from a slate of three out-of-town finalists.

    By Laura Testino February 03, 2024