Rep. White to file legislation to let governor add members to Memphis school board
“I’m concerned about the three people they’ve whittled it down to (for MSCS superintendent), and I’m just not impressed,” Rep. Mark White said. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian file)
Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) cited prolonged frustration with the board’s locally elected leadership when explaining his plans to Chalkbeat on Tuesday.
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Marta W. Aldrich is the senior statehouse correspondent at Chalkbeat Tennessee. A newswoman for The Associated Press for most of her career, Marta has covered state government, politics, business, education and other Tennessee news. She has served as news editor of United Methodist News Service and features editor of American Profile magazine. Marta is a graduate of Memphis City Schools and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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