Opinion: Why it’s time for new leadership at MSCS
Superintendent Marie Feagins address the claims made against her by the MSCS school board Jan. 14, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Joyce Dorse Coleman
Joyce Dorse Coleman is the chair of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education.
The MSCS board chair says, “I believe that allowing Feagins to continue as superintendent will cause lasting damage to Memphis-Shelby County Schools.”
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