MSCS board denounces charter leader's comments

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The controversy surrounding the man whose college seeks to build dozens of charter schools in Tennessee found more oxygen Tuesday ...

July 27, 2022
11:34 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The controversy surrounding the man whose college seeks to build dozens of charter schools in Tennessee found more oxygen Tuesday night. The Memphis-Shelby County School Board voted Tuesday night to denounce recent comments by Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn, in which he said public school "teachers are trained in the dumbest parts of the dumbest colleges in the country." His friend, Gov. Bill Lee, has asked Arnn to start as many as 100 charter schools in Shelby and Davidson counties.

Nick Papadimas