Best Thing the Metro Nashville Board of Education Agreed On

For all the aches and pain in this year’s school board race, the sitting board in 2016 actually voted unanimously on something and hired a promising director of schools. While it took the board two attempts and a year’s time, Shawn Joseph seems to be a good pick. Joseph immediately placed a moratorium on hiring and firing before he even started the gig, and did a major sweep of struggling schools. Time will tell, but the enthusiasm for him has spilled over to the board, giving a sometimes contentious body something to unite behind. AMANDA HAGGARD

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