Budget shortfall looms over progress for Frayser, Cordova high schools
Shelby County Commissioner Charlie Caswell Jr. (right) is an advocate for Frayser, even though he currently represents neighboring Raleigh. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
If funding pressures disrupt construction timelines for the new schools, Shelby County Commissioner Charlie Caswell knows what he wants to see: “Frayser’s coming first.”
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Frayser High School Germantown High School Shelby County Commissioner Charlie Caswell Marie Feagins Free with sign-upLaura Testino
Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter on The Daily Memphian’s metro team who writes most often about how education policies shape the lives of children and families. She regularly contributes to coverage of breaking news events and actions of the Tennessee General Assembly. Testino’s journalism career in Memphis began six years ago at The Commercial Appeal, where she began chronicling learning disruptions associated with the pandemic, and continued with Chalkbeat, where she dug into education administration in Memphis. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, The Times-Picayune, The Tuscaloosa News and USA Today.
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