Michelle McKissack
Democratic · TN · Memphis-Shelby County Board of Education District 1 member
Emmy Award-winning journalist and former Memphis Parent editor who has served on the Memphis-Shelby County Board of Education since 2018.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Criticized the state's handling of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools forensic audit, an outside review of district finances, calling the approach punitive rather than aimed at helping students. She noted the state education commissioner had not visited the district's schools in three years in the job.
July 9, 2026
Source: aol.com · researched August 21, 2026
On June 18, 2026, joined the Memphis-Shelby County School Board and Shelby County as a named plaintiff in a federal lawsuit challenging the state law creating the Educational Oversight Board.
June 18, 2026
Source: actionnews5.com · researched July 14, 2026
Past race Michelle McKissack ran in:
- Memphis Shelby County School Board District 1 · August 6, 2026 · Shelby County School District, Tennessee · incumbent
Profile last researched July 14, 2026.