A state move to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools is picking up steam after the district’s board dismissed its director eight months into the job. State Rep. Mark White, chairman of the House ...

Beth Lykins was hired to be district treasurer by Shelby City Schools in late 2020. She previously worked at Willard, South ...

It’s not clear what kind of bill state lawmakers will propose, but House Speaker Cameron Sexton tells Action News 5 it will ...

STATE TAKEOVER IN THE WORKS? Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton told FOX13 that legislation is in the works that would ...

“The state will take over the school system,” Rep. Cameron Sexton said on KWAM’s “Wake Up Memphis” program. “The state will put in place a different board made up of individuals in Shelby County who ...

Legislation will be filed for the state of Tennessee to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools. In a tweet on Monday morning ...

The comments came as the state legislature is discussing expansive school choice voucher legislation in a special session.

Shelby County Commissioners on Monday voted to take a position of "no confidence" in the members of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seeking to fire the district's leader. The resolution was ...

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is back in a similar position to where it was a year ago today, without a clear vision as to who will be the leader of the largest school district in Tennessee. During a ...

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dr. Marie Feagins on Tuesday defended multiple actions she took that school board members pointed to as grounds for termination in a December meeting.