Gov. Bill Lee taps former superintendent, UT trustee for Memphis schools takeover board

By Melissa Brown Gov. Bill Lee announced his five appointees for a new Memphis schools oversight board that will have sweeping authority over Tennessee’s largest school district for the next four years. The choices came on Friday just after Lee signed the oversight board legislation into law, which authorizes the governor and the top two […]

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May 23, 2026 - 11:38
Gov. Bill Lee taps former superintendent, UT trustee for Memphis schools takeover board
By Melissa Brown Gov. Bill Lee announced his five appointees for a new Memphis schools oversight board that will have sweeping authority over Tennessee’s largest school district for the next four years. The choices came on Friday just after Lee signed the oversight board legislation into law, which authorizes the governor and the top two […]
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