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Good morning! Melissa here with your Wednesday round-up.
Enrollment is down in Tennessee’s largest school district, which has seen a decade-long slide that outpaces state and national trends.
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Memphis schools lost more than 2,000 students this year, early data shows
Memphis-Shelby County Schools lost over 9% of its students in the past decade, according to state data.
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NYC schools restrict student YouTube access as tech backlash grows
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What We’re Reading
This is what Tennessee teachers love and hate about their jobs, Knox News (Paywall)
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