Brooke Muckerman

For the last two years, the Economic Growth Development Engine for Memphis and Shelby County has handed out awards to those who made the biggest impact in Memphis and Shelby County.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools has had an influx of English as a second language students enrolling in recent years.

The item will next be heard during the full Shelby County Commission meeting on Dec. 16.

City, county and school board elected bodies have been working through an ordinance that would establish More for Memphis, a board that will join county, city and school board government bodies together to address poverty in Memphis. But it has ruffled some feathers with community members.

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board will meet Tuesday to discuss terminating the contract of Superintendent Dr. Marie Feagins, according to BoardDocs.

The Commercial Appeal reviewed her contract to see how much it could cost Memphis-Shelby County Schools to fire Dr. Marie Feagins.

After a national search, Dr. Marie Feagins was named superintendent of Memphis-Shelby County Schools in February.

The question of recalling board members came up after there was an attempt to fire MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins.

Dr. Marie Feagins has found herself on a possible chopping block with the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education.

The Tennessee Department of Education released state letter grades for schools across the state Thursday afternoon. Memphis-Shelby County Schools saw improvement in 81 schools within the district that has over 200 schools.