Joris Ray wants to be Shelby County Schools superintendent; here’s what we know about him
Shelby County Schools interim Superintendent Joris Ray talks to a group of University of Memphis education majors during a teacher recruiting event April 18, 2019, at the U of M's Michael D. Rose Theatre. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
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.
Here's a look at what we know about interim Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray as board members prepare to consider dropping its search for a new superintendent and giving Ray the job outright.
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