County Commission approves moving all MSCS board seats to 2026 ballot
Shelby County Commissioners approved moving all nine seats on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board to the 2026 election year. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The vote effectively shortens the four-year terms of office that five school board members were elected to in 2024.
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