‘How about we cut you off as the chair?’ — Ford tirade aimed at County Commission chairwoman
Also in the roundup: Amber Huett-Garcia opens Commission campaign, Marie Feagins’ bid for county mayor and Steve Cohen on a successor.
Topic: Amber Huett-Garcia
RSSThere are 15 article(s) tagged Amber Huett-Garcia:
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November 2025
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Partisan school board primaries are coming
Also, the anatomy of a veto override, and a school board member says she’s running for County Commission.
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October 2025
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In increasingly Hispanic Memphis schools, immigration enforcement surge brings fear, absences
Board member Amber Huett-Garcia said multiple high school teachers told her that students “have just stopped showing up.”
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September 2025
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MSCS board chooses new chair to face political tumult
Board member Natalie McKinney won the position in a 6-3 vote that appeared to reveal lingering rifts among board members over its decision to oust Marie Feagins from the superintendent seat in January.
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January 2025
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Feagins and MSCS: Read The Daily Memphian’s coverage
A contentious Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meeting ended with the termination of Superintendent Marie Feagins. Read our start-to-finish coverage.
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Feagins’ future is up to a divided MSCS board. Here’s how the vote may go.
It’s unclear whether the board will stray from its 5-4 division.
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MSCS board member proposes keeping Marie Feagins
A resolution from MSCS board member Amber Huett-Garcia would keep Marie Feagins in the seat and provide time for the superintendent to remedy the issues board members identified.
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Opinion: The case for patience in MSCS leadership
The consequences of dismissing Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Feagins may have unintended consequences that won’t serve the district’s 110,000 students, board member Amber Huett-Garcia says.
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July 2024
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‘Abuse of overtime’ cost Memphis district $1M, superintendent says
A new policy would require all overtime to receive advance approval from Superintendent Marie Feagins, and make no exceptions for emergencies.
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August 2023
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MSCS board meets about programs to enhance student performance
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education discussed plans to increase student achievement going into the new school year at a committee meeting Tuesday, Aug. 8.
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June 2023
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools board updates superintendent qualifications
The board plans to officially ratify their decision on the revised qualifications at a special called meeting Tuesday, June 13, before presenting them to the district’s search firm.
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August 2022
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Who’s Who at Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Here’s a look at key players at Memphis-Shelby County Schools as the system investigates allegations of sexual misconduct against Superintendent Joris Ray.
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Here’s a look at the changes MSCS has seen over the past decade
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April 2022
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Political Roundup: DA’s race goes critical, August ballot shakeout
The Democratic primary race for district attorney is about to turn from general calls for change to who can upset incumbent Republican Amy Weirich.
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Huett-Garcia claims school board seat at filing deadline
Billy Orgel decided not to file the petition for re-election he pulledin February. That left Amber Huett-Garcia as the only candidate in the race and effectively elected to the District 6 MSCS board seat at the Thursday filing deadline. There were other surprises at the deadline in other races.
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August ballot solidifies as filing deadline approaches
With some petitions still out ahead of the Thursday, April 7, noon deadline, there is a chance some contenders will have no opposition on the August ballot. Here’s a run down of the filing developments.
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