Supreme Court approves school vouchers for Shelby, Davidson counties
Memphis-Shelby County Schools superintendent Joris Ray speaks at Booker T. Washington High School in 2021. The state’s Supreme Court ruling affects Shelby and Davidson counties. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The law will allow families in Shelby and Davidson counties to send their children to private school with taxpayer dollars. The court’s ruling represents a major victory for Gov. Bill Lee and the school choice movement.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter. He came to Tennessee from Maryland where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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