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More on Memphis School Cuts and the Broad and Gates Foundations

April 14, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 6 Comments

The Blues City is earning its name when it comes to public schools. Both the Broad and Gates Foundations have seen to it. The other day I posted about cuts to Memphis (Shelby County Schools). I was quickly reminded, rightly so, that these were proposed cuts—like maybe there would be some kind of rollback in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Achievement School District, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Broad Foundation, charter schools, iZone Schools, Memphis, Relay Graduate School of Education, Rocketship, School Privatization, Shelby County Schools, special education, Teach for America, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Preparation, teachers

Drastic Public School Cuts in Memphis—The New America

April 7, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 13 Comments

Shelby County Schools in Memphis are cutting programs like special education and teachers and staff and other important positions and resources that help a good school function. They need to make $50 million or maybe even $86 million in cuts to public schools. The biggest hit to a single department under academics is in special […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Academic Enrichment Programs, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Business Operations, Classroom Supplies, Education Secretary John King, Every Student Succeeds Act, Inservice, iZone Schools, Memphis, Middle School Athletics, New York, Reading Teachers, Reduced Benefits, School Budget Cuts, School Counselors, School Maintenance, Shelby County Schools, special education, Textbooks, Transportation

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The State of School Recess in America is Still Terrible! - - Is this lack contributing to the deteriorating mental health of students? https://go.shr.lc/3yeH1Jz via @shareaholic

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The Real Reading Debate and How We Fail to Teach Reading https://radicalscholarship.com/2020/02/19/the-real-reading-debate-and-how-we-fail-to-teach-reading/ via @plthomasEdD

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I'm so happy Nancy Bailey reposted her 2014 piece that still rings true: Setting Children Up to Hate Reading

"Why are young children being made to learn at a faster rate?...
Great question!
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