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Cnty. Comm. Involved in School Building Battle

Some on the Shelby County Commission want the suburbs to pay for the school buildings that want to create Municipal School Districts.

Merger Meeting in Hickory Hill

About 75 people in Hickory Hill turned out to learn more about the new Unified School District on Monday night.

Unified Board to Plan for Suburban Districts?

The Transition Planning Commission is working towards a single county-wide Unified School System.

School Building BIll Dead in Nashville

Mark Norris confirmed to Fox13 that he will not sponsor a bill to give free school buildings to the suburbs.

State Slowing Down the Merger Process?

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttell says Curry Todd's bill to give the suburbs free school buildings, may be a bit premature.

New State Bill Would Allow Suburbs to Keep School Buildings

Collierville Republicans took aggressive, game-changing steps that could lead to suburban school districts maintaining Shelby County School buildings that

Who Owns the Suburban School Buildings?

Bartlett, Germantown and Collierville High Schools are all located in their respective suburban cities. They were all paid for by Shelby County taxpayers.

What Seperate School Districts Will Cost You

In early May, people in the suburbs can expect to head to the polls to vote on a tax hike to support new municipal school districts.

Suburbs Hear Report on New School Districts

The consulting firm hired to assess the feasibility of new municipal school districts for several Memphis suburbs are reporting their findings.

The Cost of Municipal School Districts?

This week, four Memphis suburbs will get their reports on creating new municipal school districts. The suburbs chose to pursue separate districts after the

Connecticut School Ends Use of 'Scream Rooms'

A Connecticut elementary school that put students in so-called "scream rooms" for timeouts will no longer use the rooms for some students following outcry from

Experts Talk Haslam's Education Plan

Sharp criticism is meeting Governor Bill Haslam's new plan to reform education in Tennessee.

Are Suburban Merger Meetings a Waste of Time?

The Transition Planning Commission for the impending school merger is holding meetings in the suburbs. The first meeting in Collierville was met with an icy

When Will Unified Board Elections Happen?

Judge Samuel Hardy Mays set the Unified School Board election for this August, but as Fox 13 first reported, the race for seven seats is not on the election

More Women Trying Grad School

In the midst of what many are still calling a recession, who would have thought many workers would leave the employment line? New studies show more young women

Test Results Broken Down by Race

Tuesday afternoon, across the Mid-South, residents are reacting to words reportedly said by Germantown High School Principal Ted Horrell.

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Lauren Lee

Reporter, FOX13 News

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