Education advocate gives Memphis a 'C' for openness to reform
8/25/2010By Jane Roberts - The Commercial Appeal -
A Washington-based education advocate gives Memphis a C grade for ability to ...Read More
Shelby Farms nabs $1.64M grant from state for more trails
8/25/2010Memphis Business Journal -
A federal transportation enhancement grant administered by the Tennessee Department of Transportation will mean $1.64 million ...Read More
Steal This Movie, Too
8/25/2010By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN - The New York Times -
While Washington is consumed with whether our president is secretly ...Read More
Local leaders look for ways to plug the talent drain from Memphis
8/24/2010By James Dowd - The Commercial Appeal -
Alarmed by the city's ongoing hemorrhage of creative talent, local leaders gathered ...Read More
Teacher Effectiveness - Part 2 of 3
8/24/2010Chrissy Keuper - WUOT-FM -
Knoxville, TN - As students in Tennessee head back to the classroom, the state's system ...Read More
Community Foundation's Give 365 initiative announces first Memphis recipients
8/23/2010By Toby Sells - The Commercial Appeal -
Give 365 members have awarded the group’s first grants for projects as ...Read More
Teacher Effectiveness - Part 1 of 3
8/23/2010Matt Shafer Powell - WUOT-FM -
Knoxville, TN - Students are returning to the classroom throughout Tennessee. And this is ...Read More
Tennessee Launches First To The Top Website
8/23/2010Student Scene - The Chattanoogan -
Tennessee has launched a new First to the Top website to help keep Tennesseans ...Read More
With limited training, Teach for America recruits play expanding role in schools
8/23/2010By Michael Birnbaum - Washington Post -
Four months ago, Jamila Best was still in college. Two months ago, she ...Read More
Teach for America ratchets up numbers in Memphis City Schools
8/20/2010By Michael Sheffield - Memphis Business Journal -
More Teach for America Inc. teachers will be working in Memphis City ...Read More