There are 10 article(s) tagged Memphis-Shelby County School Board:

• October 2025

  • Tennessee school boards could face voter recalls under new bill

    A newly filed Tennessee bill would allow dissatisfied voters to recall certain elected officials, including school board members. 

    By Melissa Brown, Bri Hatch October 24, 2025

  • Judge in Feagins case scolds attorneys for lack of communication

    In a court hearing, Shelby County Circuit Judge Chris Frulla urged attorneys for Marie Feagins and the school district to move quickly during discovery so he could set a trial date. 

    By Laura Testino, Samuel Hardiman October 23, 2025

• August 2025

  • Conaway: This is who your city looks like. See her.

    “Whether we thrive tomorrow, actually, whether we survive, depends more on what we feed Olivia today than most of us want to acknowledge.”

    By Dan Conaway August 08, 2025

• July 2025

  • Calkins: Hey, xAI did a good thing! (And MSCS was smart enough not to get in the way.)

    “Whatever you think of the members of this particular school board, even they couldn’t screw this one up.”

    By Geoff Calkins July 30, 2025

  • County commission considers putting all school board seats up for reelection in 2026

    Commissioners will discuss putting all nine Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats on the ballot. Some say this amounts to a voter recall of the board.

    By Bill Dries July 21, 2025

• January 2025

  • Watch: MSCS board voted to terminate Marie Feagins

    The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board met to vote to fire the districts superintendent of nine months, Marie Feagins. Watch the meeting here.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 21, 2025

  • 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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    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 21, 2025

  • Public shows support for Feagins during school board meeting

    Community members show up to support Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 14, 2025

• December 2024

  • MSCS board chair says issues with Feagins can’t be overcome

    In a new statement released to the press on Thursday, Dec. 26, board Chair Joyce Dorse Coleman seemed to provide an accelerated timeline for terminating Superintendent Marie Feagins.

    By Laura Testino December 29, 2024

  • Calkins: Feagins survives for now. But what an embarrassing mess.

    Grant Wells, a teacher, joined hundreds of others in support of Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins Tuesday night. His explanation for the entire fiasco? “This is Memphis stuff,” he said.

     

    By Geoff Calkins December 18, 2024