Voters overhaul Memphis school board
Tamarques Porter (left), Towanna Murphy, Sable Otey, Stephanie Love and Natalie McKinney are the new Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board members. (The Daily Memphian files)
Voters ousted two of the three incumbents who sought reelection, including the board’s chair.
Topics
2024 elections August 2024 elections Memphis-Shelby County Schools boardLaura 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.
King Jemison
King Jemison is completing a journalism master’s program at Northwestern University. After graduating from Stanford University in 2021, he taught elementary school in Memphis for two years.
Want to comment on our stories or respond to others? Join the conversation by subscribing now. Only paid subscribers can add their thoughts or upvote/downvote comments. Our commenting policy can be viewed here.