The county commission faced backlash for proposing shortened school board terms for some members as of next year. Opponents want the voters to decide.

Some drinking water sources are shut off at various campuses within Memphis-Shelby County Schools after routine testing found traces of lead at schools built more than 27 years ago.

Here's what students, parents, guardians and other community members need to know as the 2025-26 school year begins.

MSCS students again start the school year with an interim superintendent, as well as new rules about cell phone use in the ...

In November 2024, the Memphis City Council denied a special use permit for the property where the new East Region High School was set to be built after resident outcry near the site. City council ...

MSCS board members start another academic year with a temporary district leader, as state takeovers loom, school closures are ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The 2025-2026 school year starts Monday and teachers across the district are excited and nervous for the ...

Also, the Shelby County Commission this week delayed a vote on changing school board members' election cycles.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is the second local school district to resume classes at the start of the 2025-26 academic year ...

Commissioner Henri Brooks, who served in the Tennessee House of Representatives for 14 years, asked the commission to delay ...

Memphis-Shelby County Schools students head back to class on Aug. 4. Here's when they have breaks in teh upcoming school year ...

Efforts to sync the school board elections to county-wide seats came in the aftermath of the controversial firing of ...