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    TN Legislature Preview On Your Child’s Education

    The decision lawmakers will be making on that affects your child’s education.

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    Shelby School Board Members in San Diego for Conference

    Thousands of school board members from across the country are in San Diego this weekend all hoping to learn how to make their district better.

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    Memphis Education Foundations Separate Despite School Merger

    Memphis and Shelby County Education Foundations look at independent roles as school districts merge.

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    Suburbs Could Consider Aitken for Leader

    The popular leader is a hot commodity for possible municipal districts

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    Board Members Consider What Made Aitken Leave

    board members blame county commission and federal oversight for Aitken’s resignation.

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    Shelby County Schools Without Superintendent

    When Shelby County school board bought out superintendent John Aitken’s contract that left the school system without a leader.

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    Aitken Expected to Speak Before Board about Buyout

    Shelby County Superintendent John Aitken has been considered a steady leader during a very tumultuous and changing time as the schools merged, but he dropped a bombshell last week when he said he may want out.

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    Application Process For Six New Unified Board Members

    Shelby County Commissioners look to an application process to appoint six new members to the unified school board

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    Commission Approves Expanding School Board to 13

    Mike Ritz sponsored the resolution saying the commission should be able to appoint six additional board members

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    County Commission Moves to Expand School Board

    Commissioners discussing measure to expand the number of Shelby County School Board seats from seven to thirteen

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    Federal Judge Considering Candidates to Oversee School Merger

    A federal judge is considering four names submitted to him by Shelby County and the city of Memphis to be special master of the unified school merger.

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    Shelby County School Board Approves Outsourcing Custodial Jobs

    (Memphis) In continued efforts to cut costs of the school merger, the Shelby County Board of Education decided Thursday night…