You never know if a marriage or divorce is going to work out. You just have a feeling that it’s an idea whose time has come. Maybe you put a pencil to it and tote up the costs and benefits and go to counseling, but it’s not a checklist thing. It’s a gut feeling that in the long run you should be hitched “for better for worse” or unhitched “due to irreconcilable differences.”
The special school district for Shelby County is basically about getting divorced from Memphis. The charter surrender for Memphis City Schools is about getting married to Shelby County schools. My gut feeling is that the Memphis board of education should vote for this on Monday night and that Memphis voters should approve it if it comes to a referendum next year.
