Ask the Memphian: Why are five MSCS schools closing, and what happens now?
Lucy Elementary in Millington is one of the five Memphis-Shelby County Schools closing in the summer. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Last month, members of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board voted to close five schools to district students. The campus closures, which take effect at the end of the school year, will upend educational experiences for students and workplace cultures for their teachers at:
- Chickasaw Middle in Westwood
- Frayser-Corning Elementary in Frayser
- Georgian Hills Elementary in Frayser
- Ida B. Wells Academy in South Memphis
- Lucy Elementary in Millington
So, why did these closures happen? And what happens next?
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Laura 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. Reach Laura with questions, story ideas or tips: Ltestino@dailymemphian.com or Ldtestino.54 on Signal.
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