Shelby County lags in children’s well-being, data shows
A first grader takes part in the first day of virtual school on Aug. 31, 2020. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth lists Shelby County as behing in children’s well-being in areas like health, education and economics. (The Daily Memphian file)
The report from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth found Shelby County ranked low in health, education and economics.
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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Tennessee Promise children and youthAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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