The Fight to Reopen Schools in Memphis
How the state forced school leaders’ hand.

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Episode Notes
Why did schools stay closed for so long in Memphis, Tennessee? And why weren’t parents clamoring for them to reopen? To answer those questions, you have to tell a longer story about the relationship between a majority-Black, Democratic-controlled city and a largely white, Republican-controlled state.
Guest: Laura Faith Kebede, reporter for Chalkbeat Tennessee.
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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Davis Land, Carmel Delshad, Danielle Hewitt, and Elena Schwartz.