Porter-Leath is expanding preschool program, thanks to Head Start grant
Alice Holman (in a file photo) helped pupils read aloud in a small group during pre-k at Porter-Leath's Douglas Head Start School on April 23, 2019. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The new funding will bring Head Start preschool programming back to Millington. But Porter-Leath hopes to expand its preschool programming even farther across Shelby County.
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Laura 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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