Commission weighs additional $2.5M in pre-K funding
Students Danna Galvan (left), Eryn Wilbern and Jameson Dugger read together in Alice Holman's prekindergarten class at Porter-Leath's Douglas Head Start School on April 23. Shelby County commissioners are deciding whether to provide an additional $2.5 million to help replace an $8 million federal grant that funds 1,000 countywide prekindergarten seats. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County is considering funding an additional $2.5 million to help replace an $8 million federal grant that funds 1,000 pre-k seats, which is set to expire this fiscal year.
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Education Michael Whaley Pre-K Shelby County CommissionOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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