Memphis Shelby County Schools system faces being taken over by the state because of friction and an inability to work with a combative school board.

Around 160 private schools in Tennessee have expressed interest in the voucher program. For some, a $7,295 voucher covers tuition. For others, it doesn't cover half.

If passed, Rutherford would join Metro Nashville Public Schools and Wilson County Schools in the decision to increase security through metal detectors.

Proposed by Rep. William Lamberth (R-Sumner County), SB 0836 is a bill that would allow Tennessee public and charter schools ...

Elizabethton closed its weekend at the Warrior Spring Classic with an 8-1 victory over Franklin County. The Cyclones broke a ...

Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker have both made the opening day roster with the Texas Rangers, and the recent first-round draft ...

STAR CORRESPONDENT When one thinks of a library, the mind goes immediately to a place where books can be checked out — from ...

The baseball teams at Tennessee High, Sullivan East and West Ridge failed to make it out of district tournament play in 2024 ...

Keep Carter County Beautiful will be conducting its spring cleanup of the Milligan Highway this Saturday, March 22, as part ...

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board moves to resist state takeover | Education Notebook Tennessee legislation to allow takeover of Memphis schools advances. What we know More than 40 Memphis-area ...

Legislation proposing state intervention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools passed its first hurdle in the Tennessee House. If enacted, a state-appointed board would assume control, potentially for ...

New legislation dubbed the "Tennessee Public School Accountability Act" would allow the state to take control of school districts that meet certain criteria. Memphis-Shelby County Schools ...