Memphis board leaves in-school literacy tutoring program in limbo days before classes start
Literacy Mid-South tutors have provided small-group reading support to elementary students during the school day. (Andrea Morales for Chalkbeat)
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More than 1,500 students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools could lose access to targeted in-school literacy tutoring this year as nonprofit Literacy Mid-South faces budget challenges.
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