A group of Memphis-area parents are fuming about the current state of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Academic proficiency scores are shamefully low, despite an annual budget of two billion dollars. Some parents are calling for a district-wide audit and for Superintendent Dr. Joris Ray to step down.
KWAM weekend host (Saturdays, noon) & State Senate Candidate Frederick Tappan and former Shelby County Commissioner and County Trustee hopeful Steve Basar joined “Wake Up Memphis” to discuss the academic and financial problems plaguing Dr. Ray’s district. Tappan and Basar discussed the lasting impact of failing to educate our kids, and they offered solutions to fix some of the problems. Listen to the entire discussion below.
