While
many of the school forums heretofore have been held either closer to the middle of the city
or further out in the suburbs, Tuesday night's event at the Beth Sholom Synagogue gives
those in what I like to call east East Memphis a chance to hear information on
the decision facing Memphis
voters in the March 8 referendum.
"Exploring the Options: A Panel on Memphis/Shelby County School Unification," will feature a presentation from University of Memphis law professor Daniel Kiel and a discussion featuring UofM law professors Kate Schaffzin and Steve Mulroy, who also serves as a Shelby County Commissioner and is strong in favor of what the "yes" side calls schools unification. It begins at 7 p.m.
The synagogue is right near the Germantown border, which could draw citizens who use different language to describe the effort by Memphians to transfer administrative control from the special school district known as Memphis City Schools to Shelby County. Beth Sholom is at 6675 Humphreys Blvd, which happens to be right across from Opera Memphis - which just became the new voting site for some of the voters in the affluent and large 80-02 precinct (Kirby Woods Baptist Church has long been the home voting site for all voters in that precinct).
To get an idea of Kiel's grasp of the issue and the history of school issues in Memphis and Shelby County, check out these two WKNO radio pieces that rely almost entirely on Kiel's easy-to-understand explanations. Eleanor Boudreau of WKNO has been providing radio (and web) listeners some informative pieces on schools, and of course WKNO-TV Channel 10 is airing live this evening's session of the state Senate, where a floor vote on the school-consolidation bill is scheduled. It is set to begin at 5 p.m.
"Exploring the Options: A Panel on Memphis/Shelby County School Unification," will feature a presentation from University of Memphis law professor Daniel Kiel and a discussion featuring UofM law professors Kate Schaffzin and Steve Mulroy, who also serves as a Shelby County Commissioner and is strong in favor of what the "yes" side calls schools unification. It begins at 7 p.m.
The synagogue is right near the Germantown border, which could draw citizens who use different language to describe the effort by Memphians to transfer administrative control from the special school district known as Memphis City Schools to Shelby County. Beth Sholom is at 6675 Humphreys Blvd, which happens to be right across from Opera Memphis - which just became the new voting site for some of the voters in the affluent and large 80-02 precinct (Kirby Woods Baptist Church has long been the home voting site for all voters in that precinct).
To get an idea of Kiel's grasp of the issue and the history of school issues in Memphis and Shelby County, check out these two WKNO radio pieces that rely almost entirely on Kiel's easy-to-understand explanations. Eleanor Boudreau of WKNO has been providing radio (and web) listeners some informative pieces on schools, and of course WKNO-TV Channel 10 is airing live this evening's session of the state Senate, where a floor vote on the school-consolidation bill is scheduled. It is set to begin at 5 p.m.
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