It's like a great music festival for schools forums today -- four in all, three of them focused on the March 8 referendum to put Shelby County in charge of Memphis's schools. But unfortunately you can't get to all of them because many are running at different times and on different stages, so to speak.
The first to mention is one that did not make it into print today but may provide the most objective information, with Rhodes College professor Marcus Pohlmann and University of Memphis law professor Daniel Kiel. City Councilwoman Wanda Halbert is hosting the forum, tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church, 2124 East Holmes Road, and longtime MCS administrator and board member Sara Lewis is also scheduled to appear. Pohlmann's 2008 book on Memphis City Schools, titled "Opportunity Lost," includes some discussions of pros and cons of consolidating schools, and Kiel has published articles on the mistakes made during desegregation of Memphis schools. Both professors helped us with this article on Sunday laying out the key issues in the March 8 referendum.
A non-consolidation related forum hosted by The Leadership Academy is today from noon to 1:30 at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, in the grand ballroom, 3700 Central Avenue. MCS board member Tomeka Hart, president of the Memphis Urban League, is moderating "Celebrate What's Right: School Principals Making Great Strides in Urban Education," with a panel featuring Michelle Armstrong (Middle College High School), Jamal McCall (KIPP Memphis), Mike McIntyre (Germantown High School), Jim Pohlman (Memphis Catholic High School) and Bill Taylor (St. George's Independent School).
Former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton is scheduled to speak tonight at a public meeting on school consolidation issues, possibly adding more heat to an already-boiling debate. He is one of several speakers at the forum hosted by County Commissioner Henri E. Brooks from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Hollywood Community Center, 1560 N. Hollywood.
Shelby County Commissioner Melvin Burgess will host an information session on school consolidation from 6 to 7:30 tonight in the Snowden School cafeteria, 1870 N. Parkway. Councilman Jim Strickland and MCS board member Jeff Warren are the guests.
The first to mention is one that did not make it into print today but may provide the most objective information, with Rhodes College professor Marcus Pohlmann and University of Memphis law professor Daniel Kiel. City Councilwoman Wanda Halbert is hosting the forum, tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church, 2124 East Holmes Road, and longtime MCS administrator and board member Sara Lewis is also scheduled to appear. Pohlmann's 2008 book on Memphis City Schools, titled "Opportunity Lost," includes some discussions of pros and cons of consolidating schools, and Kiel has published articles on the mistakes made during desegregation of Memphis schools. Both professors helped us with this article on Sunday laying out the key issues in the March 8 referendum.
A non-consolidation related forum hosted by The Leadership Academy is today from noon to 1:30 at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, in the grand ballroom, 3700 Central Avenue. MCS board member Tomeka Hart, president of the Memphis Urban League, is moderating "Celebrate What's Right: School Principals Making Great Strides in Urban Education," with a panel featuring Michelle Armstrong (Middle College High School), Jamal McCall (KIPP Memphis), Mike McIntyre (Germantown High School), Jim Pohlman (Memphis Catholic High School) and Bill Taylor (St. George's Independent School).
Former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton is scheduled to speak tonight at a public meeting on school consolidation issues, possibly adding more heat to an already-boiling debate. He is one of several speakers at the forum hosted by County Commissioner Henri E. Brooks from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Hollywood Community Center, 1560 N. Hollywood.
Shelby County Commissioner Melvin Burgess will host an information session on school consolidation from 6 to 7:30 tonight in the Snowden School cafeteria, 1870 N. Parkway. Councilman Jim Strickland and MCS board member Jeff Warren are the guests.
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