The Germantown Municipal School District’s funding per pupil is in the bottom third of the state. 

With early voting starting this week, the lobbying for Germantown voters to decide if they want to go the full-time mayor’s route has increased.

Gov. Bill Lee and other Republicans are pointing to interest in the program, which will give more than $7,500 per child for private school tuition and certain educational costs.

A small group of state lawmakers is expected to meet Monday, in the waning days of the legislative session, to determine the details of a proposal to take over the Memphis school system.

Germantown Municipal School District is making some efforts towards its master plan, but it can’t make large improvements without investment from the city.

House Bill 2532 met with bipartisan opposition, barely clearing the majority vote needed to pass.

University leadership at four regional higher education institutions will sign an agreement forming an AI research partnership on April 20.

KIPP Memphis Public Schools has plans for an old office building in Cordova, including a “cafetorium.”

Beginning next year, the district’s administration has said it hopes to move more quickly on producing a school calendar and potentially consider multiple calendar years at once.

MSCS head Roderick Richmond is advancing plans to improve internal controls and district processes in response to forensic audit findings released last week. Now, the district has launched two websites to track progress.

Tennessee schools could limit digital access to K-5 students under pending law.

Tennessee House Republicans have inserted a student immigration tracking requirement into a pending voucher program expansion bill, linking two of the most controversial policies affecting state public schools in recent years.

Here’s what auditors CliftonLarsonAllen LLP found in district finances at a time of high leadership turmoil and financial change, with federal pandemic relief funding and a new state education funding formula. 

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An interim forensic audit report of Memphis-Shelby County Schools yielded 175 deficiencies.

Richmond’s contract allows the board to fire him for cause without any pay if he earns poor marks for business management or fails to implement required corrective action plans related to the incoming audit results.

The revote sets the stage for the elected Memphis-Shelby County Schools board to consider finalizing a superintendent contract shortly before Tennessee lawmakers make significant headway on legislation that would strip the board of those hiring and firing powers. 

Memphis-Shelby County Schools designated 2,500 students with disabilities to take alternative state tests last year. That means 1,500 more than the federal cap are facing limited education paths.

SCO’s history dates back to 1932, and it is the only optometry school in Tennessee.

Two Memphis Republicans are backing legislation to block Tennessee school districts from funding lawsuits that oppose accountability measures like state interventions.

About a dozen campuses run by Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be subject to more academic scrutiny over the next year as officials work to improve the schools’ F letter grades.

This fourth-annual showcase helps students “get on the road to success financially and in their adult life.”

The number of people who have resigned from the program grows amid abuse allegations that school officials allegedly refused to address.

Remington teaches courses in the basics — knife skills, butchery, classic cooking techniques and plating — before students take a course that everyone simply calls “cafe.” 

Frayser? Trezevant? Frayser-Trezevant? As construction continues, MSCS will have to make up its collective mind.

The lawsuit is the second Marie Feagins has filed against MSCS since she was fired in January 2025.