Suburbs Renew Fight for their Own School Districts
With news of a huge budget shortfall, Commissioners got an earful yesterday, and they’re not done yet. Ken Hoover with…
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Suburban Mayors Meet with State
(Bartlett, TN) The battle over the unified school district is far from over. For the past two days, suburban mayors…
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School Ruling
It’s the ruling everyone is talking about. Six Shelby County suburbs can not form their own school districts because the…
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County and Suburbs Look Beyond School Ruling
(Memphis) Shelby County Commission Chairman Mike Ritz says he doesn’t expect either side to appeal a federal judge’s decision about…
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School Mediation Could Decide Future Cases
Attorneys are in negotiations to decide if the law allowing Shelby County suburbs to approve their own school districts is constitutional.
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Attorneys Negotiate Compromise over Municipal Schools
Shelby County’s suburbs are planning for their own schools to open next august after overwhelmingly voting to approve independent schools and a tax to pay for them, but negations going on right now could stop suburban schools from opening.
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Commission Says Suburban Schools Resegregate Students
The Shelby County Commission says they open themselves up to a lawsuit by funding segregated schools, and they believe suburban schools cause segregation
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Court Delays Could Cost More and Stall School Openings for Suburbs
A federal judge is delaying the municipal school hearing two more weeks after three hours of arguing over a municipal witness
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Municipal Schools Getting More Expensive Because of Legal Fees
Shelby suburbs are having to raise spending caps on legal fees because the cost is rising
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School Debate
New developments in the fight over municipal schools, Shelby County suburbs will have to wait two weeks to learn whether…
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Federal Judge Hears Evidence in Municipal School Fight
A federal judge is hearing arguments that could decide the fate of municipal schools.
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Countywide Sales Tax Vote Could Hurt Municipalities
If the sales tax increase is approved by voters.
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