New MSCS board leaders say they won’t let the state takeover overshadow student needs
Memphis board Vice Chair Sable Otey, left, and Chair Tamarques Porter say they’re focusing on teacher development and rebuilding trust amid the state takeover. (Courtesy of Sable Otey and Tamarques Porter)
Tamarques Porter and Sable Otey, two MSCS board members recently elected as this year’s chair and vice chair respectively, say they’re confident they can weather the storm.
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Chalkbeat Tennessee Memphis-Shelby County Schools MSCS takeover Tamarques Porter Sable OteyBri Hatch
Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.
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