Memphis board overrules staff, keeps 3 charter schools open
Laura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede is a distinguished journalist in residence at the Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis. She leads the Institute’s Civil Wrongs project to write about historical cases of racial terror as a corps member for Report for America. You can follow her on Twitter @kebedefaith.
The decision by the Shelby County School board means about 2,800 students will not have to find another school to attend in the fall.
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