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Publication Date: 2025-Apr-28
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One District, Two Futures: Unpacking the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Merger through a Historical and Philosophical Lens
Seth N. Key
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This paper explores the 2013 merger between Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools. The paper looks at this merger through a historical and philosophical perspective. At the core of the paper, it analyzes the effects of the merger and what role leadership and community opposition played in shaping its legacy.
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Change, Counties, Organizational Change, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Leadership Role, Barriers, Equal Education, Political Attitudes, Superintendents, Labor Turnover, Elementary Secondary Education, Municipalities, Instructional Leadership, Educational Policy, Trust (Psychology), School Community Relationship, Educational Quality, Community Attitudes, Racial Segregation, Desegregation Effects, Social Class, Whites, Civil Rights, Mobility, Public Schools, Power Structure, African Americans, Relocation, Diseases
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee (Memphis); Tennessee
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