A champion for students, former state education commissioner Jane Walters dies at 85

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 21, 2020 12:21 PM CT | Published: August 21, 2020 12:21 PM CT

Career in education spanned more than half a century in the classroom, school and nonprofit leadership and eventually reaching the highest level of state government.

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Jane Walters Craigmont High School Tennessee Department of Education Messick High School Memphis City Schools
Linda A. Moore

Linda A. Moore

Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.


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