Selection of Ray is latest chapter in politics of public education
Melanie G. Wade-Simpson (left) lifts a sign urging the Shelby County Schools board to hire interim Superintendent Joris Ray on a permanent basis Tuesday, April 30, 2019, while Teresena Catron-Wright holds up a sign calling for a national search. The board unanimously voted to hire Ray and forgo a search.
Joris Ray's public campaign to go from interim to permanent superintendent was different, but the push to keep the school system's leadership local and from within the system has been a constant feature of choosing a superintendent.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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