SCS considers adding 15 days to school year to help students catch up
Laura Faith Kebede
Laura Faith Kebede covers Memphis schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and most recently covered county government, schools and religion at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia.
The district plans to present a proposal to the school board on Tuesday, and estimates a longer school year would cost between $25 million and $30 million.
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