County Commission approves moving all MSCS board seats to 2026 ballot
The vote effectively shortens the four-year terms of office that five school board members were elected to in 2024.
Topic: MSCS board
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September 2025
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February 2025
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Teacher-contract hiccup inflames conflict-of-interest concerns about Keith Williams
A complaint renewed allegations of “double dipping” for Keith Williams, who serves as a school board member and the executive director of the organization that filed the grievance.
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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 and MSCS: Superintendent calls charges false, divisive
In a fiery and detailed rebuttal to claims of wrongdoing, Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins called accusations from the school board “false.”
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Heal 901 director says he thinks the board’s approach was mishandled
K. Durell Cowan, founding executive director of Heal 901, emphasized the importance of collaboration and community trust. Cowan said he is against firing Superintendent Marie Feagins.
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Parents line up to support Feagins at MSCS board meeting
Julia Hurwitz was at the front of line holding two signs that read: We support Dr. Marie Feagins.
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Proposed bill would allow recall of school board members
Under a proposed bill, an elected official could face a recall election if someone collects enough signatures from registered voters within their jurisdiction.
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December 2024
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Why school board members can’t be recalled
No school board member can be recalled unless the county charter or state law is changed, and many believe that such changes would be very difficult.
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School board recall not possible under state, county law
Supporters of Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins are focusing on changing one vote and saving her job.
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July 2023
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MSCS board votes to deny several charter school applications
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board followed district recommendations to reject applications for Humes Middle School, MLK Prep, Fairley High and others, but voted in favor of two charter schools.
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June 2023
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School board member Stephanie Love’s road to recovery
It’s been 16 months since two strokes left the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member unable to walk, speak or eat.
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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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MSCS interim superintendent’s contract ends Aug. 29
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board of education will discuss interim superintendent Toni Williams’ contract during its June 20 work session.
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February 2023
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MSCS board greenlights land purchase for new Cordova high school
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board voted unanimously to purchase 35.79 acres in Cordova for $3.579 million.
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November 2022
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County Commission Scorecard: Ethics change, new school board member and the clerk’s office
The Commission Scorecard covers October votes on a change to county ethics rules, filling a vacancy on the MSCS board, Election Commission funding and the new commission’s relationship with County Clerk Wanda Halbert.
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October 2022
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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.
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MSCS board members debate pepper spray, success strategies
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education debated a proposed policy for use of pepper spray by school security officers. Tuesday night’s meeting was the first for new board member Frank Johnson.
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Three seeking school board seat vacated by Clay-Bibbs
The Shelby County Commission is expected to select a replacement on Oct. 17.
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September 2022
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MSCS seeks dismissal of contract lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed in August by one of the district’s two teacher unions, the Memphis-Shelby County Education Association.
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August 2022
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MSCS looking at ‘any and all remedies’ for Germantown namesake schools
Memphis-Shelby County Schools may soon begin moving to reach an agreement with two suburban districts before it loses ownership of four campuses at the end of the year.
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MSCS to name interim superintendent tonight
A week after accepting former Superintendent Joris Ray’s resignation, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education naming an interim replacement. Here are some of the likely candidates.
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July 2022
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Proposed charter schools could still have life after MSCS rejection
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board rejected on Tuesday evening, July 26, applications for three charter schools, but the schools could still gain approval by going an alternate route.
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Meet the candidates for the MSCS board election
Here’s a look at the candidates for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board election.
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June 2022
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‘Ray must go!’: Groups demand MSCS school system overhaul
Two organizations held a joint press conference Monday to call for the resignation of the MSCS superintendent.
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April 2022
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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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