Can the GOP Memphis schools takeover be stopped? Local leaders weigh the district’s options.
Nine members of a Republican-backed oversight board will take control of MSCS budget and staffing decisions once legislation passed by Tennessee lawmakers is signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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Since Tennessee Republicans passed the takeover bill last week, community response has been muted. Some say that’s because there’s no recourse, but a district lawsuit could be on the horizon.
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Bri Hatch
Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.
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