More for Memphis wants to create united front against childhood poverty
Students are cheered as they arrive for the first day of school at Belle Forest Elementary in 2022. More for Memphis says their plan could improve economic opportunity through education. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian)
Organizers of the More for Memphis plan are pitching elected officials on a new board to assign more than $1 billion in funding to efforts they say would solve the city’s economic mobility problem.
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Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter who writes about how public policy shapes Memphis. She is currently reporting from Frayser about education and housing. Please write her with your suggestions and story tips.
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