State oversight board would control Memphis Shelby schools budget, contracts

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 829

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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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 Republicans and two Democrats adopted a plan requiring a state “takeover” of school districts statewide if they fall into four of six areas ranging from poor student and school performance to financial mismanagement. The report …

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