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Memphis to vote on transferring school system to county
- 01-28-2011
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By Campbell Robertson/New York Times
Upon returning to his hometown after more than a decade away, Martavius Jones began spending his evenings at school board meetings. A peculiar hobby, as he had no children, but Mr. Jones was bothered by the sorry reputation of the schools that produced him and, as a financial adviser, interested in the handful of pension plans in the system. Seven years later, he was a board member. In 2009, he served a term as president. And this past Nov. 22, Mr. Jones proposed doing away with the Memphis city school system altogether. The voluntary surrender of the city schools’ charter, since backed by the City Council and most of the school board, has led to an extraordinary standoff between Tennessee’s largest county and its largest city, a showdown charged with issues of money, politics, class and race. (more...)
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