Draft legislation obtained by The CA shows how the "Tennessee Public School Accountability Act" may be used to appoint a ...

The state of Tennessee has a plan to intervene with the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. But it isn't just limited to the ...

Tennessee Republican state lawmakers have threatened to takeover Memphis-Shelby-County Public Schools. We community leaders ...

The MSCS board Tuesday night asked the state to reconsider taking the district over, hours after state legislators debated ...

Planning for the future of the Achievement School District’s last three schools — and its 1,352 students — foreshadows ...

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

Commercial Appeal politics and education reporter Brooke Muckerman will be hosting community office hours on March 10 from ...

Critics of the legislation warn that it could set a precedent for the state to encroach on local control in other districts ...

Tennessee lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow schools to deny undocumented students a free education, a ...

New legislation dubbed the "Tennessee Public School Accountability Act" would allow the state to take control of school districts that meet certain criteria. Memphis-Shelby County Schools ...

Tennessee lawmakers are attempting to take over the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district, mirroring a controversial Texas law. Opponents of the takeover argue that instead of state control ...