First Memphis schools takeover meeting set for Thursday in Nashville
Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville. (Noah McLane/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
An agenda for the meeting calls for election of officers on the state oversight board, as well as the appointment of committees.
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Memphis-Shelby County Schools MSCS takeoverLaura 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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