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MSCS used all its snow days. What happens now?
Memphis-Shelby County Schools used up its eighth and final snow day on Wednesday, Feb. 4 — then closed for Thursday.
Laura Testino
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February 2026
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Education Memphis releases funds to ease pre-K crisis — but the fight isn’t over
The City of Memphis released $8.5 million to prekindergarten organization First 8 Memphis. The funds could keep some classrooms afloat while city, county and First 8 officials remain in negotiations for a long-term funding plan.
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City of Memphis‘Efficient melting’ coming for Memphis on Groundhog Day
Monday will be more of the same in Memphis — icy roadways, closed schools. But it will also finally be warmer, no matter which rodents see or do not see their shadows.
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January 2026
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EducationWinter storm delays MSCS’ superintendent decision
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members said they would soon determine permanent leadership for the district. But will it be by search or an appointment?
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EducationIcy streets keep schools closed for a third day
MSCS isn’t anticipating implementing remote or hybrid learning options available under state law.
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City of MemphisIce vs. plow showdown: ‘Roads are going to be messy at least through next week’
Thursday may be the city’s “last shot at some meaningful melting before we get that arctic plunge again.”
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EducationIs Richmond in or out? MSCS board decides next week.
Roderick Richmond’s evaluation results — including teachers' opinions on the interim leader — are in. He took over the district after former superintendent Marie Feagins was removed by the board in Jan. 2025.
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Education MSCS adds Shelby County Commission to ballot lawsuit
The MSCS board’s new complaint makes a special case for board member Tamarques Porter of District 4 who “will suffer a unique harm.”
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Education Elon Musk wants to fund more improvements to MSCS school buildings
This time, the Musk Foundation has proposed funding upgrades at three elementary schools.
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EducationWhat a changing Head Start grant has to do with possible pre-K closures in Memphis
Instead of expanding pre-K access, classrooms may close if Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris doesn’t release local funding, prekindergarten organization First 8 says.
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State GovernmentThousands more applied for Tennessee vouchers. What does that mean for Shelby County?
Last year, 5,500 Shelby County students got about $45 million in public funding to use at private schools by participating in the state’s two major school voucher initiatives. Even more vouchers could be on the way.
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EducationOnce at odds, two local lawmakers now agree how to ‘move forward’ with MSCS takeover
State Rep. Mark White hopes Tennessee legislative leadership is “ready to move” on an MSCS takeover bill when lawmakers reconvene Tuesday, Jan. 13.
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Education Some pre-K classrooms could close within 30 days without county funding
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners pushed Mayor Lee Harris to send more than $10 million in funding to local prekindergarten classrooms in a vote Monday, Jan. 12.
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Education County Commission votes to keep all nine MSCS seats on 2026 ballot
Commissioners decided Monday they want a lawsuit to stay in place and a court to put an end to the dispute over MSCS elections one way or another.
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EducationElection Commission hits the brakes for certain MSCS seats, citing judicial order
The Shelby County Election Commission will stop issuing petitions for five MSCS seats in response to an order from a local judge.
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EducationWill Memphis close 2 more schools this year? Futures of last state-run ASD schools in limbo.
Two schools will exit the nearly defunct, state-run Achievement School District this summer. Their fates lie with MSCS officials, who have yet to decide if the schools will remain open or be closed.
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EducationMSCS gets better report card in third year of state letter grades
About one in three local schools improved their letter grade, and one in five scored worse.
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Education15 Memphis schools could close as part of plan to improve buildings
Interim MSCS Superintendent Roderick Richmond speaks on possibly closing 15 schools, improving buildings and blight.
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Public SafetyWhat do Memphians think about Memphis Safe Task Force?
Some say the National Guard “shouldn’t be here,” while others say Memphis “got the message.” The Daily Memphian captured a snapshot of where Memphians stand on the Memphis Safe Task Force and its impact.
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EducationWestwood High teetered on the edge of closure for years. Will Memphis buy in to the middle school merger that could keep it open?
Chickasaw Middle could close at the end of the school year, one of five closures MSCS officials have proposed. The students would move to the Westwood High campus, making it a school for sixth-12th graders.
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December 2025
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Education Feagins brings in new attorney in fight over MSCS ouster
Discovery has stalled in former Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ Superintendent Marie Feagins’ lawsuit over her ouster, which began one year ago. A judge expects the case to pick back up in the new year as Feagins’ new attorney gets up to speed.
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Education MSCS board sues Election Commission over shortened terms
“This case presents a stark example of legislative punishment masquerading as election reform,” attorneys wrote in the lawsuit filed in Shelby County Chancery Court on Monday, Dec. 15.
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EducationMSCS spent millions on safety center with AI-assisted cameras, active-shooter simulator
After years of planning, renovations and security-equipment purchases, Memphis-Shelby County Schools debuted its “Real Time Safety Center” on Thursday. “We know seconds matter” during threats, the district’s interim safety and security chief said.
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Shelby CountyAttorney splits with Feagins in suit against MSCS
An attorney representing former Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins in a lawsuit challenging her ouster from the district has withdrawn from the case, court documents show.
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EducationMSCS downsizes as suburb wants to grow. One school is in the middle.
Families at Lucy Elementary have known a change was coming. But MSCS officials recently proposed giving the school to Millington this summer, a year early.
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