Who will the new board members be? And is former superintendent Marie Feagins expected to get her job back? 

A procedural vote Monday, April 27, killed a maneuver to fund a legal challenge by Memphis-Shelby County Schools to the state’s takeover of the school system. But there could be a second try.

Collierville Schools Board of Education will review its budget and bus contract with Durham School Services during its Tuesday meeting.

On average, Memphis-Shelby County Schools teachers will see a 3.9% increase in their pay next year, not including bonuses, according to the district’s top business and finance official. 

The Tennessee Senate and House of Representatives both voted down party lines Wednesday, April 22, to pass a takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk. 

The MSCS board’s resolution claims that Tennessee lawmakers’ takeover proposal “directly conflicts with established constitutional provisions and statutory requirements.” 

Voucher-friendly Tennessee Republicans are pushing a last-minute amendment that would drop all enrollment caps on the state’s original voucher program.

The universities of Memphis, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee Health Science Center will focus on five areas of research and development.

Expanded board powers are among several new details of a proposed state takeover legislation targeting Memphis-Shelby County Schools. 

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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MSCS audit yields findings ‘consistent with waste and abuse’

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.