Commissioners Debate School Board Election Changes

Commissioners debate school board election changes

UPDATE: The commission voted Monday evening to send the item back to the committee next week so they can clarify whether the changes are constitutional.   MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The election fate of several MSCS school board members could be decided Monday night by the Shelby County Commission. Commissioners are expected to debate whether they can shorten the terms of school board members, many of whom voted to oust former superintendent Marie Feagin…

County Commission to vote on putting all school board seats on 2026 ballot

A resolution on the Monday, July 28, County Commission agenda would cut in half the four-year terms of five elected Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members.

Resolution to limit MSCS board terms clears first hurdle

A resolution that limits the terms of members of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education cleared an initial hurdle Wednesday, July 23, with a 5-1-1 vote by the Shelby County Commission’s Education Committee. The resolution is the county’s effort to align with a new state law that limits school board members to two terms. […]