MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A bill to create a state-controlled oversight board for Memphis-Shelby County Schools passed 26-6 in the state Senate on Tuesday. It was later approved in the state House.
The bill was amended by the House, so it will not immediately head to the governor.
The bill, also known as the Tennessee Public School Accountability Act, would authorize the Department of Education to appoint a board of managers for four years…