Several edlinks from the past few days: Tennessee department of education comes out with a report on bullying last year, reporting 5,478 confirmed cases. MCS/SCS makes up over one fifth of all cases in the state. Michael Kelley at the… Read More ›
Municipal School Districts 
Kevin Huffman; Commissioner, Reformer, Blogger! Edlinks 10/11
Several stories and links from the past few days: Kevin Huffman joins the Tennessee Education blogosphere! He did point out a few interesting pieces of info, especially regarding Tennessee’s PLAN and EXPLORE (basically Mock ACT) tests rising above national norms… Read More ›
No Challengers in Municipal Elections: EdLinks 9/27
Your edlinks roundup for this week: Commercial Appeal: no challengers to the Collierville school board candidates. I always hate to see this because it puts a limit on the ideas that get put out there about the quality of our… Read More ›
Tennessee Gets a D in Transparency: Edlinks 8/28
Slow few days for news on the education policy front. Here are some highlights: Cato institute: The Cato institute gives Tennessee a “D” in school funding transparency. From the article: While Tennessee has years of data on per-pupil costs, it… Read More ›
Leader of Merger Push Would Do It Again: EdLinks 8/14
If he had to do it all over again, Martavious Jones would still push for the unified school district. “I would do it if, considering what we were facing at the time, what we were facing is the threat of… Read More ›
Calling All Teachers to Twitter! Edlinks 8/5
Your edlinks for Monday, August 5th, and a very happy first day of school to all the Shelby County Educators out there! EdWeek: twitter is a great way for teachers to get informed, but only around 5 percent of teachers… Read More ›
7.22 Ed Links
Your Mid-day Monday Ed Links from around Memphis and Tennessee: Smart City Memphis: Great breakdown of the realities and myths surrounding municipal school districts EdWeek: Will Tennessee’s new teacher compensation plan reward effectiveness or perpetuate reliance on test data? EdWeekTeacher:… Read More ›
7.17: Midweek Ed Links
Your Wednesday Tennessee-related ed links: Memphis Daily News: Summary of municipal election outcomes. Districts approved overwhelmingly. Commercial Appeal: coverage of the County Commission’s failure to approve a 6 cent property tax that had already been included in the budget. Editorial… Read More ›
Municipal Referendums Pass: What Now for Kids?
your final (unofficial) vote totals from the election commission website in the vote to form municipal school districts (yes=vote to form): Looking back at the absentee votes, the only city that saw a significant change from its early/absentee voting was… Read More ›
