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Memphis Schools Takeover Bill Emerges From Conference Committee for Vote
The merged bill would let the state appoint a nine-member board with power over budgets, staff and charter decisions if MSCS meets four of six metrics.
- On Monday, a Tennessee joint conference committee advanced Senate Bill 714, allowing state officials to appoint a nine-member oversight board for school districts that fail to meet specific performance and management criteria.
- Following a forensic audit revealing $1.1 million in waste at Memphis Shelby County Schools, lawmakers advanced intervention legislation as only 25% of students graduate reading at grade level.
- Under the legislation, a new board of managers would fire the superintendent and control district budgets for at least four years, usurping power from the current elected school board.
- Senate Minority Leader Raumesh Akbari said the bill was "written very surgically" to target Memphis, arguing the state-appointed board removes local control without recourse for parents or voters.
- Both legislative chambers must now vote on the compromised bill without amendments, establishing criteria that could apply to other school districts beyond Memphis.
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State oversight board would control Memphis Shelby schools budget, contracts
A state-appointed committee with wide-ranging control over Memphis Shelby County Schools would have contracting authority over the district’s $2 billion budget and could have a member from outside Shelby County, under a report adopted Monday. A House-Senate panel of eight…
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Manchester TImes
Manchester TImesBill advances that could allow state oversight of Memphis schools
(The Center Square) – A Tennessee joint conference committee advanced a bill Monday that would allow the state to oversee schools that don't meet certain criteria.
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The TennesseanMemphis schools takeover bill emerges from conference committee for vote
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right2Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Left, 42% Center
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42% Center
L 42%
C 42%
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