The commission voted 7-5 to act against the state’s takeover, but a two-thirds majority is needed to add the measure to the agenda for later voting.

The House voted to adopt legislation that creates an oversight board over certain school districts, including MSCS. It now heads to Governor Bill Lee’s desk for his signature.

The Senate voted to approve an oversight board with far-reaching powers for Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) beginning next school year.

The new plan would create an oversight board with the authority to deny school board actions.

A conference committee has been named to iron out the differences between two plans.

The site serves as a resource to track its response to the audit and provide transparency on its operations.

In the audit, officials revealed nearly 175 deficiencies involving a wide range of “widespread operational failures.”

The long-awaited forensic audit in Memphis-Shelby County Schools is days away from release, according to a Facebook post by Representative Mark White, R-Memphis.

Board members approved closing Georgian Hills Elementary School, Lucy Elementary School, Chickasaw Middle School, Frayser-Corning Elementary, Ida B. Wells Academy at the end of the school year. (MSCS Logo)

The district closed schools for the ninth consecutive day on Thursday.

Those schools have been without formal custodial services this year, following a decision last month against approving a contract with ABM Industries.

At Tuesday night’s board work session, multiple members expressed support to keep interim superintendent Dr. Roderick Richmond on the job.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is proposing a sweeping consolidation plan that would merge or close several campuses across the city, saving more than $6 million in the first year

Memphis-based community members, including parents and retired educators, spoke out in support of a proposed public charter school they hope will help bandage a school district they say has “failed thousands.”

Interim Superintendent Dr. Roderick Richmond continues to lead Memphis-Shelby County Schools, unveiling a 100-Day Plan and proposing a $1.85B budget focused on literacy, safety, and communication. Richmond has also reaffirmed his commitment to transparency and academic progress across the district.

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education voted 5-4 on Tuesday to postpone a vote on whether to terminate Superintendent Marie Feagins’ contract.

Administrators with Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) say parents should learn today if their third-graders need to attend summer school and/or tutoring in the fall.The district announced that it plans to send an email to parents of children who took the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) English language arts retest last week that explains whether the child scored proficient and what options are available if they didn’t meet that threshold.