At MSCS, anti-takeover protestors condemn ‘attack on democracy’
Ron Redwing speaks during a rally held by the S.O.S. (Save our Students) Coalition Against State Takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Monday, March 17, 2025. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A new state legislative proposal to take over Memphis-Shelby County Schools drew immediate opposition from some local community, church and elected leaders.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools Mark White Tennessee General AssemblyLaura 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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