The Senate has decided to postpone its vote on whether or not there should be a state takeover of the Memphis-Shelby County ...

Two different versions of a bill are working their way through the Tennessee Legislature, but both could have the same ...

Tennessee lawmakers will begin debates on Monday for a bill that would allow a state-appointed board to take over Memphis ...

The bill, sponsored by Memphis Democrat State Rep. G.A. Hardaway, could be revived next year if local elected officials to ...

Slightly different plans for managing MSCS School Board are being hashed out, though optics concern analyst Otis Sanford.

The legislation outlines how elected board members could be removed and replaced, and calls for prior review of large ...

As MSCS considers a long-term plan to close, consolidate and build schools, district officials have set a deadline for the ...

The Tennessee bill that would allow the state to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools will be up for debate on the House ...

(Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian) Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members formalized a contract with Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond two months after appointing him to replace ousted ...

Richmond would be serving an 18-month term that started on Jan. 21, when Dr. Marie Feagins was terminated as MSCS Superintendent, and would end on July 21, 2026. According to the contract ...

Dr. Richmond will earn an annual salary of $325,000, matching the pay of his predecessor, Dr. Marie Feagins, who was terminated earlier this year. The contract spans 18 months, through July 2026 ...