15 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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December 2025
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New Frayser high school means families may get assigned to different schools
The changes could be an example of what’s to come for other families as Memphis-Shelby County Schools makes plans to close, consolidate, repurpose and build new campuses.
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Richmond wants to stay in charge at Memphis-Shelby County Schools
“I’d love to have the permanent superintendent role,” interim Memphis school Superintendent Roderick Richmond said during a recent interview on WKNO-TV Channel 10’s “Behind The Headlines.”
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November 2025
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MSCS board, employees asked to grade Richmond as superintendent
Richmond is just over halfway through his 18-month interim superintendent contract, which ends July 31. Absent from the school board’s discussions about his evaluation, however, were comments about future permanent leadership of the district.
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September 2025
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MSCS to reveal next year’s school closures, mergers
The closure proposals, set for the school board’s review in the coming weeks, will be the first part of a larger plan that’s now expected in December. A committee recently reviewed the types of data that district officials will rely upon to determine which schools will be slated to close.
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August 2025
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MSCS student numbers drop at start of school year
The district is dealing with teacher vacancies and laptop problems, but otherwise reports a “smooth” first day of school.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools has a lot going on. Here are 5 things to watch.
MSCS board members start another academic year with a temporary district leader, as state takeovers loom, school closures are expected, and new policies could take hold.
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‘Nervous and excited': MSCS students embark on new school year
This first day of school, Memphis-Shelby County Schools third grader Willie Perry felt “nervous and excited at the same time.” Adults interested in the school system have reasons to feel the same about the new academic year.
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July 2025
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Interim head is breaking MSCS into regions. Here’s what they are.
According to interim superintendent Roderick Richmond, carving up Memphis-Shelby County Schools prioritizes “localized decision-making.”
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At six months with Richmond as interim, what’s next for MSCS leadership?
Roderick Richmond is one third of the way through his interim superintendent contract, which expires in July 2026. MSCS board members haven’t discussed how long his role will last.
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Richmond’s MSCS team includes mix of new and familiar faces
In hires announced late Thursday, July 10, Memphis-Shelby County Schools interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond restored some former administrators to senior roles and delivered new faces from FedEx and elsewhere.
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June 2025
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MSCS board approves almost $2B budget with raises for some
Expected staff changes at Memphis-Shelby County Schools, including some reassignments, are not part of the budget and are expected to take place in coming months.
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May 2025
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What’s inside MSCS interim leader’s 100-day plan
Memphis-Shelby County Schools interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond released a set of goals. But he told board members that accomplishing some of those goals will require more district reorganization.
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April 2025
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New MSCS leader contract, school construction and state takeover
The Memphis education landscape is among the topics discussed on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”
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New Frayser high groundbreaking a milestone for MSCS facility plan
“This is the rebuild and transformation of Frayser, but this is also a moment, a forerunner, of things to come,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who first proposed building the school five years ago.
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MSCS’ Richmond not bound by same ethics clause Feagins was
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members formalized a contract with Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond two months after appointing him to replace ousted Superintendent Marie Feagins.
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How MSCS’ interim leader wants to change the district
After an audit highlighted issues with Memphis-Shelby County Schools, interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond has plans to transform the district, starting with reorganization. Board members are set to take up his interim contract Wednesday, April 2.
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March 2025
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Why MSCS interim superintendent ‘would hate to see’ Tennessee takeover
Memphis-Shelby County Schools head Roderick Richmond denounced a state takeover proposal that would override authority of the elected board.
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January 2025
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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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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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September 2023
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Chapter Five: The effects of Plan Z busing roll across Memphis
The latest chapter in The Daily Memphian’s oral history on the 50th anniversary of busing in Memphis City Schools moves into the years of the late 1970s and early 80s.
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