The Memphis-Shelby County School board introduced two resolutions at Tuesday’s work session. Both push back against the proposed legislation seeking to take over the school system.
In a 6-2 vote, a Tennessee education subcommittee passed a controversial bill that could lead to a takeover of MSCS.
We do agree and there is no question the district needs a makeover, but we do not need a takeover,” Ron Redwing, Memphis ...
A Tennessee bill allowing a state takeover of Memphis Shelby County Schools passed a House K-12 subcommittee and will now ...
Tennessee lawmakers want control of Memphis-Shelby County Schools' massive budget, including millions in federal funds, ...
Memphis Republican Rep. Mark White presented lawmakers with a narrowed focus for the bill so that it would only apply to MSCS ...
No school board is safe from state interference. This is a fight for local control, voter rights, and the fundamental principles of democracy. How far will they go? First, it was vouchers, then city ...
The legislation is sponsored by Memphis Republican Rep. Mark White, who told the committee he has been working on it for two ...
A proposed constitutional amendment that would permanently ban a state property tax in Tennessee is moving forward in the legislature.
Draft legislation obtained by The CA shows how the "Tennessee Public School Accountability Act" may be used to appoint a ...
Critics of the legislation warn that it could set a precedent for the state to encroach on local control in other districts ...