Teacher feedback pushes SCS superintendent to delay vote on literacy contract
SCS Superintendent Joris Ray, seen in file photo, pulled the vote on a $14.5 million literacy contract from this week’s school board meeting agenda. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
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Joris Ray said he still supports the proposal to spend $5.6 million next school year on Educational Epiphany’s teacher training and take-home literacy flashcards for Memphis students, but he pulled a vote on the contract from this week’s school board meeting agenda.
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