Aspire Memphis plans to spin off into its own charter organization, separate from the California group that founded it
Aspire students work on a project in March 2015. The four Aspire Memphis schools will transition to a new, independent charter organization. (J. Zubrzycki/Chalkbeat)
Special to the Daily Memphian
Caroline Bauman
Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.
Aspire is spinning off its four Memphis schools into a new, independent charter school organization. The 1,600 students would officially transition at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year if the plan comes to fruition.