MSCS cut virtual teachers, but might have to bring them back
KIPP Memphis Collegiate High Spanish III teacher Sarah Kerst welcomes her students to the first day of virtual school from her empty classroom on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Virtual classrooms were commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic, and MSCS may hire some virtual teachers for the sixth straight school year. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools began the year with hundreds of teacher vacancies, leaving thousands of Memphis students lacking a certified teacher.
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Laura Testino
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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