Who will manage Head Start in Shelby County? Feds still haven’t awarded grant
Federal officials have yet to say who will operate the Head Start preschool program in Shelby County next school year. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis-Shelby County Schools officials say that the district is making more improvements to staff training and student safety after a 4-year-old walked off the campus of a Raleigh elementary school in early May.
The preschooler’s 44-minute disappearance from Keystone Elementary School resulted in another violation from Head Start, the federal program that funds early childhood education services to students from low-income families.
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Laura Testino
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