Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS)

Slightly different plans for managing MSCS School Board are being hashed out, though optics concern analyst Otis Sanford.

Mayor Paul Young calls it a "flat budget." Otis Sanford says more like "Status Quo."

In this episode of Behind the Headlines on WKNO/Channel 10, host Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with the Memphis Flyer’s Kailynn Johnson and Daily Memphian reporters Laura Testino and Bill Dries.

State Sen. Brent Taylor would empower the Shelby County Commission, rather than state government, to reign in controversial school board decisions.

Republicans see state appointed boards as way to get around local voters, says Otis Sanford.

This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, host Eric Barnes leads a journalist roundtable featuring MLK50’s Katherine Burgess, the Memphis Flyer’s Toby Sells, and the Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries and Laura Testino.

Political analyst Mike Carpenter says getting a bill passed for state oversight of Memphis-Shelby County Schools means letting other districts off the hook.

This week on WKNO/Channel 10's Behind the Headlines, host Eric Barnes is joined by Shelby County Commissioners Britney Thornton and Mickell Lowery and Daily Memphian reporter Bill Dries.

City and County officials have several big political undertakings to negotiate in the weeks — and years — ahead.

This week on WKNO/Channel 10's Behind the Headlines, host Eric Barnes is joined by the Memphis Flyer’s Toby Sells and the Daily Memphian reporters Bill Dries and Laura Testino.