Tag: Shelby county Schools
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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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Vote Yes for School Unity – Media Event
Below is video I shot of the Press Conference this morning at 11. I got there just as Commissioner Chism was wrapping up so I don’t have his presentation. Also, the video is a little shaky as I’m getting used to both shooting with a flip and my new glasses. I’m working on one more…
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It’s Not a Promise, It’s a Threat
The noise machine is cranking up again. After a week or so of cooling off during the Christmas to New Years media dead zone, the coverage got ratcheted up again yesterday thanks to a “press conference” from the good folks at the Shelby County School Board. But don’t be fooled. All the rhetoric coming from…
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Following the Coverage
On Monday, the Memphis City School Board voted on a resolution that allows the voters of Memphis a choice…to merge, or stay seperate from the Shelby County Schools. I wrote about this issue before the vote here. Tonight, a special meeting of the MCS School Board will be held at 6pm to approve the minutes…
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It Hasn’t Worked Thus Far, Why Would It Work Now?
In this morning’s Commercial Appeal, MCS School Board Member, Dr. Jeff Warren pens an Op-Ed prescribing the conditions necessary for a stand-down in the current stand-off between Shelby County Schools (SCS) and Memphis City Schools (MCS). The column, entitled “Let’s get MAD about our schools face-off”, calls for the two districts to come together to…