Education commissioner skipping Shelby on 50-district summer tour
Is it a snub or a scheduling issue?
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn (in a file photo) began a tour Monday, June 14, of the state’s larger school districts but is skipping the largest: Memphis. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn won’t be making a Shelby County stop during a 50-district summer tour, but a spokesman said the omission isn’t personal or political.
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Ian Round
Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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