From Herenton to Cash to Ray: How MSCS has selected superintendents
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray speaks during the State of the District address on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The saga of Willie Herenton’s 1979 selection by the school system has influenced the pick of every superintendent since.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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