Two KIPP schools narrowly avoid closure
“I felt like we needed to give the new leader an opportunity to prove himself,” said school board member Althea Greene, seen here at left in 2019. The new leader Greene mentioned is Antonio Burt, formerly MSCS’ chief of schools. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Two North Memphis KIPP schools that were recommended to close will stay open, Memphis-Shelby County Schools decided in Tuesday’s board business meeting.
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KIPP Antonio Burt Shelby County Schools Memphis-Shelby County Schools Althea Greene North MemphisDaja E. Henry
Daja E. Henry is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a graduate of Howard University and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and currently is a general assignment reporter.
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