There are 12 article(s) tagged Board of Education:

• February 2025

  • MSCS greenlights 2025-26 school calendar

    Updates to the calendar aim to improve participation in parent-teacher conferences and align schedules with nearby municipal school districts. 

    By Laura Testino February 25, 2025

  • Feagins seeks MSCS board members’ phone records

    Subpoenas request call logs and text messages from Marie Feagins’ first day as superintendent, until two days after she filed a lawsuit alleging board members violated Tennessee open meetings law in pursuit of ousting her.

    By Laura Testino February 19, 2025

• June 2024

  • Memphis-Shelby County Schools board cuts more than 1,100 jobs

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins and Board of Education member Mauricio Calvo clashed over job cuts, but in the end a budget of more than $1.849 billion was passed.

    By Jody Callahan June 26, 2024

  • MSCS board halts layoffs until Feagins presents personnel plan

    The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education voted 8-1 for Superintendent Marie Feagins to suspend layoffs as MSCS employees filled both the auditorium and overflow areas. 

    By Jody Callahan June 11, 2024

• February 2024

  • Rep. White to file legislation to let governor add members to Memphis school board

    Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) cited prolonged frustration with the board’s locally elected leadership when explaining his plans to Chalkbeat on Tuesday.

    By Marta W. Aldrich, Laura Testino February 07, 2024

• July 2023

  • County Commission interviews candidates to fill school board seat

    The Shelby County Commission interviewed eight candidates who applied to replace former Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Sheleah Harris during a committee meeting Wednesday, July 12.

    By Alicia Davidson July 12, 2023

• June 2023

  • Down one member, the MSCS super search continues. What’s next?

    The Shelby County Commission is now also tasked with appointing a member to the board for the second time since October.

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    By Aarron Fleming June 15, 2023

  • Banned activists suing MSCS school board in federal court

    The activists allege violations of their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. They are seeking “nominal” damages, a declaration that the ban was unconstitutional and an immediate injunction on the ban.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 13, 2023

• October 2022

  • Memphis-Shelby schools may revise policies before superintendent search

    As it begins to search for a permanent head of the district, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is looking at policy revisions before moving forward. “I cannot put a timeline on this process,” board chair Althea Greene said.

    By Aarron Fleming October 31, 2022

• April 2022

  • Two more candidates declare for Arlington school board

    A pair of new faces have entered the race for Arlington Community Schools (ACS) board positions in the Aug. 4 town municipal elections.

    By Michael Waddell April 13, 2022

• June 2020

  • Germantown Municipal School District addressing concerns

    The Germantown community has signed a letter calling for the suburban school district to better address racial issues in the schools. Superintendent Jason Manuel said he is willing to listen and eager to change.

    By Abigail Warren June 16, 2020

• September 2019

  • Schwinn retreats on plan to change Tennessee’s system for judging schools

    For the time being, Tennessee will stick with a framework that emphasizes academic growth for all students, regardless of whether those students are deemed proficient on state tests. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich September 24, 2019