Shelby County lags in children’s well-being, data shows
A first grader takes part in the first day of virtual school on Aug. 31, 2020. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth lists Shelby County as behing in children’s well-being in areas like health, education and economics. (The Daily Memphian file)
The report from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth found Shelby County ranked low in health, education and economics.
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Tennessee Promise children and youthAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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