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.
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2024 elections August 2024 elections Memphis-Shelby County Schools boardLaura Testino
Laura Testino is an enterprise reporter who writes about how public policy shapes Memphis. She is currently reporting from Frayser about education and housing. Please write her with your suggestions and story tips.
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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.
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