Memphis suburban school districts united in opposition to vouchers
“I’ve heard lawmakers say education competition is good to increase student achievement. Fair competition is dependent on an even playing field,” Jason Manuel, superintendent of Germantown Municipal School District, stressed in a video posted last weekend. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Suburban school districts have come out swiftly and strongly against Gov. Lee’s expansion of the state’s education voucher program.
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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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