School Board Resets Timeline for Superintendent Search
A new leader was set to be chosen by spring and on the job this summer.
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board will revise its timeline to complete the superintendent search. The process is paused, and the board is unlikely to meet its initial deadlines. Ariel Cobbert for Chalkbea
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