More news on the ASD front here in Memphis. Chalkbeat reported this past Thursday that Green Dot public schools is pulling out of their agreement to take over Raleigh-Egypt High School (REHS), citing “lack of community buy-in.” Green Dot joins Freedom Prep…
It’s been a few days since our last ASD coverage update, and we’ve had a few notable news events on the ground in Memphis and in Nashville. Here’s a summary of the most recent news stories and what they mean for the…
Over the past few weeks we’ve written a lot about the ASD, from data analysis of their performance to coverage of their community meetings last week. We’ve also also reached out to groups and individuals across the city with stakes…
A year and a half ago I started Bluff City Education in an effort to promote the educator voice here in Shelby County. My goal was to offer teachers an online forum to share their thoughts and opinions. My only…
This was a wild week for the Achievement School District here in Memphis. Operators pulled out, parents and students protested, and the school board took steps to dissociate themselves from the ASD by ending co-location agreements and even attempted to pass…
“Where will my kid go next year?” This was the question at the core of the ASD and Yes Prep’s third community forum at Airways Middle tonight. I had the chance to attend the entire forum and speak with several…
If the last few days are any indication, Memphis is close to an open revolt against the Achievement School District. It doesn’t take much more than a cursory look at the news since the announcement of the ASD’s nine new…
The ASD selected 9 new schools to be taken over this past week in Memphis. From the commercial appeal, those schools include: Wooddale Middle, Raleigh-Egypt High and South Side Middle, which have already been assigned to charter schools. Nine others — Florida-Kansas…
What is a neighborhood school? That is the question raised by Aspire Public Schools, the state-run Achievement School District (ASD), and the case of Coleman Elementary School. As reported by the Commercial Appeal, parents tried unsuccessfully to enroll their children…
Coming home tonight and checking my email, I was very surprised to see that Governing.com, one of my favorite public policy websites, is going to be running a year long series on education reform in Memphis! The first part in this…
