Let’s strengthen public ‘school choice’ in Tennessee
Instead of trying a new, unproven program with dubious accountability to the taxpayers who are funding it, why don’t we double down on the initiatives that are already working across the state?
Michael Whaley is a Shelby County Commission member and chairman of the commission's education committee. He also serves as the Tennessee director of Leadership for Educational Equity and is a former Memphis City Schools teacher and school leader.
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Instead of trying a new, unproven program with dubious accountability to the taxpayers who are funding it, why don’t we double down on the initiatives that are already working across the state?
Currently, just over 50% of children are ready when they enter kindergarten and only about a quarter of third-graders in Shelby County Schools are reading on grade level. That means half of Shelby County students are already behind before they even get started.
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