New Budget Plan May Mean Memphis Schools Open On Time

The Takeaway

[waitingforcorrection: no audio attached, invalid GUID] After weeks of gridlock, there’s new hope today that Memphis public schools will open on time for the 2011-2012 school year. The City Council has put together a new payment plan that, if approved, will mean school doors will open on August 8, as originally planned. The Memphis School Board voted earlier this month to postpone the start of school, unless it received $55 million in tax revenue from the City Council. We’re talking with  Martavius Jones, president of the Memphis School Board, about what’s at stake in these budget negotiations.

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