Parents, educators ask for equitable school funding
Penny Schwinn (middle) Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education attends a class during summer learning academy at Lowrance K-8 on Monday, July 26, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
As Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn made her latest stop at the National Civil Rights Museum Thursday night, she was met with a resounding message from local parents, advocates and educators.
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TDOE Tennessee Department of Education Bill Lee Penny Schwinn Karen Spencer-McGee Bob Nardo Michelle McKissackDaja 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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