MSCS applauds ‘unprecedented gains’ despite low scores
Superintendent of Achievement Schools Lisa Settle (middle) helps Georgian Hills Elementary students with a math problem on June 13. About 14.5% of MSCS students are meeting expectations in math. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools leaders put a positive spin on TCAP numbers released by the state Wednesday, July 6, saying they represent “unprecedented gains.”
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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