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How Feagins, the 'right leader' for MSCS, became the center of an ouster vote With an ouster vote looming, Marie Feagins’ tenure in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent position could be just as long as her pursuit of it.

How Feagins, the ‘right leader’ for MSCS, became the center of an ouster vote

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MSCS superintendent search uncertain as interim works on 100-day plan Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond, a career education administrator in Memphis, said he has interest in the permanent role.

MSCS superintendent search uncertain as interim works on 100-day plan

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MSCS investigation focuses on Feagins’ honesty, finds ethics violation The Daily Memphian analyzed the report that found Feagins violated an ethics clause in her contract eight times. Attorneys investigated a fourth, procurement-related claim, but could not substantiate ...

MSCS investigation focuses on Feagins’ honesty, finds ethics violations

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Feagins plans legal challenge: 'I'll see them in court' Former Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins has denied wrongdoing, and issued a lengthy rebuttal to the board’s claims during a meeting on Jan. 14.

Feagins plans legal challenge: ‘I’ll see them in court’

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Feagins ouster prompts MSCS takeover proposals from state lawmaker “We’ve got several pathways,” Tennessee Rep. Mark White, R-Memphis, told The Daily Memphian.

Feagins removal prompts MSCS takeover proposals from state lawmaker

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Who is MSCS interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond? MSCS board members voted on Tuesday, Jan. 21, to name Roderick Richmond as interim superintendent moments after terminating former district head Marie Feagins.

Who is MSCS interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond?

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Marie Feagins ousted as MSCS superintendent Marie Feagins’ tenure as superintendent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools is over.

Last week, Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members ousted Superintendent Marie Feagins in a 6-3 vote.

The board selected longtime district administrator Roderick Richmond as an interim.

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New plan could close schools with most severe maintenance needs Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins said she may ask for community input as decisions are made following a $2 million assessment of each of the district’s 200 buildings

NEW: MSCS spent $2M in an assessment of its school buildings. In Boston and Richmond, Va., results from the same company came out before the district made any closure recommendations. But that may not happen in Memphis. More:

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12.12.2024 16:55 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

DOJ: MPD uses 'needless force' with kids A report from the U.S. Department of Justice found “serious concerns” with the Memphis Police Department’s “treatment of children and the lasting impact of police encounters on their wellbeing and res...

DOJ: Memphis police use ‘needless force’ with kids

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06.12.2024 14:20 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Live Updates: Mayor Young wants to 'validate and understand' DOJ report “I don’t want to comment too much on their assertion until I have an opportunity to really see it...really read and dig in,” Young said.

Live updates: DOJ investigation launched in wake of Tyre Nichols' beating death finds Memphis Police Department discriminates against Black residents, violates civil rights

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‘A rush to judgment’: Memphis won't enter agreement with DOJ The City of Memphis does not plan on entering an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice following the department’s civil rights investigation into the Memphis Police Department.

'A rush to judgment’: Memphis won’t enter agreement with DOJ

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04.12.2024 22:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Shelby County-MSCS announce funding for new Frayser high school The funds would have to be allocated at the Shelby County Commission’s meetings on Dec. 11 and Dec. 16, the last two before the end of the year.

NEWS: Shelby County and Memphis-Shelby County Schools have reached a “tentative agreement” to add $34 million in proposed new funding for a $112 million high school in Frayser

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04.12.2024 18:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

MSCS cut virtual teachers, but might have to bring them back Memphis-Shelby County Schools began the year with hundreds of teacher vacancies, leaving thousands of Memphis students lacking a certified teacher.

NEWS: Memphis-Shelby County Schools cut virtual teachers, but has to bring them back

Background on the Proximity Learning contract approved last evening by the school board: dailymemphian.com/subscriber/s...

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