Both sides in Head Start dispute make case to County Commissioners
Pre-kindergarten students read together during class at Porter-Leath's Head Start program on April 23, 2019. Shelby County Schools announced this month that it would not renew its Head Start contract with Porter-Leath when the seven-year agreement expires at the end of this month. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Schools officials say the Head Start contract with Porter-Leath is unprecedented in terms of its autonomy. A Porter-Leath representative says the relationship started to go bad two years ago.
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