Shelby County commissioners are considering dropping a lawsuit that would prevent the new municipal districts. (WREG)
New bills mean suburbs could spend $40 million educating students from outside their own borders. (WMCTV)
Collierville’s mayor says employees’ benefits won’t be cut due to the creation of new municipal school districts. (Commercial Appeal, WMCTV)
Germantown hopes to negotiate with Shelby County so three of its schools can be part of the municipal district. (Memphis Daily News)
Lakeland and Arlington will share the cost of a superintendent search for municipal districts. (WHBQ)
Just over 2,000 people have voted in municipal school board elections so far. (WHBQ)
Twenty percent of Tennessee’s teachers received alternate licenses, and a few alternate programs, including TFA, produced teachers with above-average results. (Chalkbeat TN)
Hunger is a growing problem in TN schools; more than 60 percent of the state’s students are economically disadvantaged. (Tennessean)
Arkansas is about to release its accountability plan. (WHBQ)
Alabama is considering scratching textbooks and replacing them with laptops. (Times Free Press)
