Tag: BEP
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School budget presentation for Livable Memphis
Over the weekend, I was honored to give a presentation on school funding for Livable Memphis at Rhodes College. Since the we don’t have a budget for the upcoming year yet, even though we’re just 60 days out, I talked about the budget from last year, and hoped to give a little insight as to…
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
I’ve been thinking about a lot of things since last week’s school board meeting. That meeting sent me down a whole lot of rabbit holes. The analytical side of me wants to make a rational argument that supports my overall aim of improving life for all people in and around Shelby Co. While I think…
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Fact Check: Overspending Schools…etc.
One of the most common criticisms of our local schools, particularly MCS, is that they waste too much money…or in terms of politics speak, they spend too much. There are basically two ways to cut down on spending: lower your projected expenditures on the front end, or lower them on the back end based on…
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Tell Your Story, or Perish at Your Own Hand
I’m going to take a quick detour from the budget issues to talk about something that I believe ties in directly to the way we perceive our schools, and by extension, the amount of investment we’re willing to place in those schools. The Power of Narrative You have a story to tell. If you don’t…
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Funding Education 101 – Part 2 – Where the Money Goes
Last time, we looked at where the money for public education in Shelby Co. came from. As a reminder, this wasn’t the full budget of the two systems, but the “General Fund”, which is where the money for the nuts and bolts of education comes from. This time, we’re going to look at something a…