County mayor in Nashville working on alternatives to MSCS takeover bill
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris spoke at the Memphis Rotary Club on Jan. 27. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris was in Nashville on Monday trying to talk lawmakers out of a state takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. He says there are some alternatives being discussed.
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