MSCS greenlights 2025-26 school calendar
Updates to the calendar aim to improve participation in parent-teacher conferences and align schedules with nearby municipal school districts.
Topic: Memphis-Shelby County Schools
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February 2025
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County Commission approves Regional One land purchase despite $240K increase
The commission approved more money to buy the property that goes with the old Commercial Appeal buildings. Deals on the three remaining adjacent parcels for the 16-acre site are still pending.
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Legislation for state to take over MSCS still on table, lawmaker says
Tennessee Rep. Mark White, the House Education Committee chair, has been working on the legislation for at least the last month.
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Feagins seeks MSCS board members’ phone records
Subpoenas request call logs and text messages from Marie Feagins’ first day as superintendent, until two days after she filed a lawsuit alleging board members violated Tennessee open meetings law in pursuit of ousting her.
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New audit says MSCS board lacks vision
The Council of the Great City Schools’ report found that a “recent legacy of leadership and organizational change” had contributed to “consistently low and stable” academic progress at Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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MSCS literacy director resigns
Jared Myracle is the first top-level departure since Marie Feagins’ controversial ouster as superintendent last month.
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County Commission approves MSCS forensic audit
The resolution approved Monday, Feb. 10, calls for $50,000 in funding for the audit from the County Commission’s contingency fund.
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County Commission to vote on MSCS audit
The commission also votes Monday on a set of three resolutions buying four more parcels on land on the new site for a rebuilt Regional One Health campus.
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Peer Power, without MSCS contract, seeks distance from Feagins suit
Without a revived contract with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the Peer Power Foundation began working instead with area charter schools, board co-chair Dow McVean wrote in a public letter Wednesday.
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Shelby County Commission considers MSCS audit
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners will vote on the resolution at its Monday, Feb. 10, meeting, authorizing $50,000 from the commission’s contingency fund to pay for the audit.
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Feagins lawsuit says MSCS board violated law to fire her
Former Superintendent Marie Feagins claims in a new lawsuit that Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members violated the Tennessee Open Meetings Act in their pursuit to fire her. The violation, she claims, should void the vote to oust her.
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What’s next for MSCS?
A series of changes in the leadership of Memphis-Shelby County Schools may be giving way to a more gradual but no less profound series of changes within the district.
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January 2025
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MSCS advises staff about immigration directive
If ICE officials come to school campuses, Memphis-Shelby County Schools officials have directed principals to ask for identification, the purpose for visiting and whether the official has a warrant or other documents.
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School district, Health Department team up to battle exploding HIV rate
A new agreement will allow Shelby County Health Department to provide screenings, treatment, preventative care and education to public middle and high school students, whose HIV infection rates are rising at an alarming rate.
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MSCS board rejects recommendation, renews small charter school
City University School of Independence is among a handful of Memphis-Shelby County Schools charters farthest from initial enrollment goals.
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County mayor in Nashville working on alternatives to MSCS takeover bill
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris was in Nashville on Monday trying to talk lawmakers out of a state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. He says there are some alternatives being discussed.
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MSCS superintendent search uncertain as interim works on 100-day plan
Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond, a career education administrator in Memphis, said he has interest in the permanent role.
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Feagins removal prompts MSCS takeover proposals from state lawmaker
“We’ve got several pathways,” Tennessee Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis, told The Daily Memphian.
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Feagins and MSCS: Read The Daily Memphian’s coverage
A contentious Memphis-Shelby County Schools board meeting ended with the termination of Superintendent Marie Feagins. Read our start-to-finish coverage.
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Memphians show up to support Marie Feagins
As the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members gathered to vote on Marie Feagins’ future as the district’s superintendent, members of the public turned out to support her.
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Who is MSCS interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond?
MSCS board members voted on Tuesday, Jan. 21, to name Roderick Richmond as interim superintendent moments after terminating former district head Marie Feagins.
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MSCS sets meeting for Marie Feagins ouster vote
The special-called meeting is set to include a report from unnamed “outside counsel” and, “if necessary,” a vote to select an interim superintendent for Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
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How Feagins, the ‘right leader’ for MSCS, became the center of an ouster vote
With an ouster vote looming, Marie Feagins’ tenure in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent position could be just as long as her pursuit of it.
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Opinion: Why it’s time for new leadership at MSCS
The MSCS board chair says, “I believe that allowing Feagins to continue as superintendent will cause lasting damage to Memphis-Shelby County Schools.”
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Play by play: What was said during MSCS’ superintendent evaluation committee
During the first part of the meeting, Superintendent Marie Feagins responded passionately to all three claims levied against her by the school board.
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