University of Memphis tuition is set to increase for all students, with in-state undergrad costs for the 2026-2027 academic year rising 4.48%, or $504.

Here are short biographies of the appointees to the state takeover board, which will have sweeping powers over Memphis-Shelby County Schools through 2030.

This month, Trackeshia Love earned her associate’s degree from LeMoyne-Owen College, at the age of 47. And she’s just getting started. 

The decision to launch an investigation has left some of the employees who resigned feeling angry and persecuted.

The $1.7 billion plan for Memphis-Shelby County Schools could be shaken up by a new board of state appointees during the 2026-27 academic year.

Lt. Gov. McNally selected a former MSCS board member and a local attorney for the school takeover board. House Speaker Sexton tapped the leader of a Nashville-based education-policy group to the board. 

A 13-year-old referendum is sparking a budget battle in some Memphis suburbs as school boards see flat funding despite higher property values. However, government officials say they can freeze the funding due to other ways they contribute.

Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.

With the completion of all levels of school campuses, Lakeland School System’s board concentrates growth in its $37.8 million budget on benefits for teachers and students.

Eric Gottlieb has been granted a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach and conduct research at the University of Primorska in Europe.

Hendricks is resigning about six months before the end of the term as his family will relocate. He was appointed to the GMSD board in 2025 to finish the term of Dr. Daniel Chatham.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools changed its plan for all third graders to retake the statewide exam days before summer break. 

Arlington Community School board approves its budget for the coming fiscal year, while recognizing the work of Superintendent Allison Clark with a new four-year contract.

The appointment leaves a vacancy in the 9th Congressional District seat on the State Board of Education, which has an increasingly large role to play in setting the standards for success at Tennessee schools.

As we prepare to go into our new work week, it’s with summer on our minds. 

To succeed under Tennessee’s takeover metrics, appointees to the Memphis schools oversight board will likely focus on the district’s lowest-performing schools. Experts say that could result in tremendous academic growth for poor students — or closures of their schools.

High school students are becoming more intentional and more financially focused in choosing the college they will attend.

As the suburbs of Shelby County dissect their annual budgets for the coming fiscal years, there are many factors to consider, including schools and their financial plans.

Data indicates that relatively few lower-income families applied or were eligible to participate in the program.

Bartlett City Schools is considering its annual fiscal year budget with a bump in salaries while trying to work on expensive special education programs.

Germantown Municipal School District believes it is being shortchanged in the amount of money it has been given by the suburb. It holds that residents voted for the school district to receive more funds annually, as property values increase.

South Memphis charter schools Believe Memphis Academy and Memphis Delta Preparatory Charter School each received a Tennessee “priority” designation for low performance earlier this school year. 

The contract extension for attorney Justin Bailey would keep him employed with the district for at least three more years. 

Enrollment is trending downward across Shelby County’s suburban schools, and that impacts funding as the municipal districts are finalizing their budgets.

Hart Roper will succeed Pete Sanders, who announced in January that he would retire at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.