Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS)

Government bodies are making decisions on various civic matters, from buses to school consolidation.

This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable with the Memphis Flyer’s Kailynn Johnson, and the Daily Memphian reporters Laura Testino and Samuel Hardiman.

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

New state-required cellphone bans in classrooms have found tentative support even from some students.

This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, Executive Director of First Eight Memphis, Kandace Thomas, and President of Porter-Leath, Sean Lee, join host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Laura Testino.

A plan to move the jail, courts and all Shelby County law enforcement offices to a new site comes with a big price tag and many questions for taxpayers.

Students return to schools this week with a new ban on cellphones. Otis Sanford sees the potential for some first-day hiccups.

The County Commission wants an all new board, elected all at once. Could this restore trust in the school system?

This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, Memphis-Shelby County Board of Education Members, Natalie McKinney and Michelle McKissack, join host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Laura Testino.

This week on WKNO/Channel 10’s Behind the Headlines, Tennessee State Representative Mark White and Tennessee State Senator Brent Taylor join host Eric Barnes and Daily Memphian reporter Laura Testino.