Memphis implements robust rules for charter schools
District leaders have both incentivized high-performing charter schools to improve student academic performance, and at the same time, sought to stymie their growth. (Laura Faith Kebede/Chalkbeat)
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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.
The new charter school policy the school board approved over the summer was the first update in eight years and significantly increased accountability.
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