Tenure Vs. Trust: A Response to the Vegara Decision
Everyone agrees that we don’t want bad teachers educating our children. However, there is substantial disagreement as to how to ensure teacher quality. In this post, I want to focus, not so much on the...
View ArticleGov’s Education Budget Shifts $21 Million to ASD
Update 3/10: just wanted to post an update at the beginning of this. The ASD “increase” is a shift in funding of $21 million of BEP funds towards the ASD for new students. Still an “increase” in the...
View ArticleSCS Budget Deficit and Teacher PD
We found out recently that Shelby County faces a $125 million dollar budget deficit. SCS attributes this deficit in large part to students siphoned off by charter schools and the ASD. Sup. Hopson and...
View ArticleEdLinks: 100 Percent College Acceptance, Opt Out Alternative
Your edlinks from this past week, with summary headlines (new!) Local 1. SCS $125 million budget cut. Shelby County approves a $974 million dollar budget with a $125 million cut in spending. The cuts...
View ArticleEdLinks: ASD Expands, Nashville Schools Hidden Struggle
Your edlinks from the week of May 3rd through the 9th. Enjoy! Local Memphis Shelby County Schools presented a request before the County Commission today for an additional $14 million in operating funds...
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