James Aycock of Grizzlies Prep shares two stories about his personal experiences that have convinced him that poverty does not determine academic outcomes; one with is son and one with his students.
Student Achievement 
How Does America REALLY Stack Up Internationally?
I found this video created by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) via facebook. It gives a critical breakdown of the PISA scores (PISA: an international test administered by OECD countries used to compare student learning across those countries) in… Read More ›
Ken Whalum Gets a Second Chance: Edlinks 8/19
Lots of stories from Memphis, Shelby County and around Tennessee today. I’ll refrain from long textual quotes and let y’all click the links you want yourselves. Here are your edlinks for 8/19: Kevin Woods and Ken Whalum will square off… Read More ›
iZone Outpaces ASD and TFA Plans Memphis Expansion: 7.31 Edlinks
Three important edlinks in the last couple days from the Commercial Appeal about the future of education in our city: City and county students both outpace student growth in the state. However, most surprising is the dramatic increase in performance… Read More ›
7.24 Ed Links: ASD Sees Moderate Improvement in Student Outcomes
Wednesday EdLinks for July 24th, 2013 Commercial Appeal: ASD shows moderate increase in test scores,but recognizes there is a long way to go: “In the first year of one of the largest experiments in Memphis public education, the Achievement School District showed overall… Read More ›
