Equitable funding, systemic inequality top issues for public schools, say leaders at education forum
The Tri-State Defender hosted its fourth and final TSD in the Community forum of 2026 focusing on public education on Wednesday, July 1, just hours after U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. issued a temporary restraining order halting Tennessee’s takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools. That legal uncertainty — and the cancellation of the newly appointed oversight board’s first meeting in Nashville — provided the backdrop for the free community event held at the Alpha Memphis Education Foundation in South Memphis.
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The Tri-State Defender hosted its fourth and final TSD in the Community forum of 2026 focusing on public education on Wednesday, July 1, just hours after U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. issued a temporary restraining order halting Tennessee’s takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
That legal uncertainty — and the cancellation of the newly appointed oversight board’s first meeting in Nashville — provided the backdrop for the free community event held at the Alpha Memphis Education Foundation in South Memphis.
