Days after a Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member issued an apology for telling a former student to “be quiet before I ...

The response comes after direct messages from Murphy which threatened a guardian with deportation were made public.

Responding to a message in which a woman called her an "embarrassment" and used explicit language, MSCS School Board Member ...

Sen. Brent Taylor, a Republican from Eads, presented his version of the state takeover bill, which differs slightly from the ...

In the resolution, the board also asks other locally-elected bodies to express opposition to a Tennessee takeover.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Interim Superintendent Dr. Rodrick Richmond will be earning a $325,000 salary after the board ...

UPDATE: MSCS Board Chair Joyce Dorse Coleman also released a statement: “I am aware of the recent social media activity of my colleague, Board Member Towanna Murphy. As duly elected officials ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Elected officials, parents, educators, and community advocates gathered on Monday in opposition to a state bill that would allow a state takeover of Memphis Shelby County Schools.

The controversial House Bill 0662 will be heard in next week's finance subcommittee. MSCS board members urge lawmakers to ...

In the past, Memphians have strongly opposed the state intervening in local education. But this year there is some local ...

The bill now moves on to the Tennessee House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee. Here's what else you need to know this week.