Tennessee commission denies charter appeals from last Memphis ASD schools
Hillcrest High School and Kirby Middle School will return to local Memphis-Shelby County control next summer. The district says it is still determining "next steps" for the schools, which failed to show significant improvement under control of a charter operator in the state Achievement School District. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Chalkbeat)
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Tennessee took over control of Kirby Middle School and Hillcrest High School over academic performance concerns. But the state’s Achievement School district yielded few gains, and now the schools will return to local control.
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Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joined Chalkbeat from The Tennessean, where she covered state politics and government policy. Melissa is an Alabama native who grew up on military bases in Japan and England before graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in journalism.
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