For anyone wanting more direct information from those most deeply involved in Shelby County's public schools showdown, there are many opportunities upcoming and we will post updates when we hear of more.
The first of which is at 11 this morning at Germantown Country Club, where Shelby County Schools board chairman David Pickler will speak to the Shelby County Republican Women's Club on "State of our Schools: Issues and Updates for Public Education in Shelby County."
The Memphis Education Association, the union for Memphis City Schools teachers, is hosting a 4:15 p.m. rally today at East High School. The MEA leaders say the teachers are opposed to forcing consolidation with Shelby County Schools via charter surrender or transfer of administrative control to the county.
The Memphis City Schools will have its regular work session Thursday evening at the Board of Education. It was rescheduled after being canceled because of weather on Monday.
The most balanced presentation, which has been rescheduled from this evening to next Wednesday (Jan. 19), has Stand For Children hosting several people on various sides of the debate for a forum titled, "The Future of Public Education in Shelby County." It is being held at Bridges, 447 N. 5th St. from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
UofM law professor Daniel Keel, whose scholarship has focused on public school issues in Memphis and Shelby County, and MCS board member Martavius Jones, Pickler, County Commissioner Steve Mulroy, and Southern Christian Leadership Conference president Rev. Dwight Montgomery will be panelists.
According to a Stand For Children release, the forum is being held "so that the public may engage in discussion and become better informed on the potential merger of Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools. We feel this information should be shared from both sides and made understandable and accessible to the community."
The first of which is at 11 this morning at Germantown Country Club, where Shelby County Schools board chairman David Pickler will speak to the Shelby County Republican Women's Club on "State of our Schools: Issues and Updates for Public Education in Shelby County."
The Memphis Education Association, the union for Memphis City Schools teachers, is hosting a 4:15 p.m. rally today at East High School. The MEA leaders say the teachers are opposed to forcing consolidation with Shelby County Schools via charter surrender or transfer of administrative control to the county.
The Memphis City Schools will have its regular work session Thursday evening at the Board of Education. It was rescheduled after being canceled because of weather on Monday.
The most balanced presentation, which has been rescheduled from this evening to next Wednesday (Jan. 19), has Stand For Children hosting several people on various sides of the debate for a forum titled, "The Future of Public Education in Shelby County." It is being held at Bridges, 447 N. 5th St. from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
UofM law professor Daniel Keel, whose scholarship has focused on public school issues in Memphis and Shelby County, and MCS board member Martavius Jones, Pickler, County Commissioner Steve Mulroy, and Southern Christian Leadership Conference president Rev. Dwight Montgomery will be panelists.
According to a Stand For Children release, the forum is being held "so that the public may engage in discussion and become better informed on the potential merger of Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools. We feel this information should be shared from both sides and made understandable and accessible to the community."
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