The Shelby County Health Department promotions, according to Mayor Lee Harris, are a part of "reorganization" within the ...

Roderick Richmond took the interim role as superintendent of the state's largest school district after Marie Feagins was ...

A proposal for state-appointed management of MSCS progresses in Tennessee legislature despite local opposition.

This is not the first time the state has intervened in MSCS, as the Achievement School District was formed in 2010 to take over low-performing schools in Memphis and Nashville. The legislation has ...

Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday discussed a bill many say would strip local control away from school districts.

The Memphis-Shelby County School board introduced two resolutions at Tuesday’s work session. Both push back against the ...

Garcia, District 8 and Michelle Kissack, District 1 ...

MSCS school board speakers speak out against legislation that would allow a state takeover, taking power away from elected ...

Memphis-Shelby County Schools head Roderick Richmond denounced a state takeover proposal that would override authority of the ...

A Tennessee bill allowing a state takeover of Memphis Shelby County Schools passed a House K-12 subcommittee and will now ...

Almost 40% of MSCS-run schools received a D or an F grade from the state, making them eligible for a takeover under the proposed legislation. The long-awaited legislation to allow for a state ...

The brilliant and beloved physical comedian, Lenny Schultz has died at the age of 91. The news was confirmed by his son, Mark ...