Month: January 2011

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Memphis City Council Attorney Allan Wade dismantles the state’s Election Coordinator’s attempt to slow down referendum on school unification. Read it here.

Here is Dan Conaway’s weekly column, all of which are posted here: Somebody else started it. The school bully tried to take our lunch money one too many times, and this time, he got his clock wound. David Pickler’s...

We change with time, and so do our communities. In some cases, the evolution may seem lightning fast, in others slow; in some cases change brings obvious improvement, but there is frequently something lost as well. Like it or...

From the London Guardian: When it comes to smart-city thinking, no idea is too improbable it would seem. From intelligent traffic cones to plant-based cities, ideas range from the innovative to the downright outlandish. The...

From Education Week: For years, advocates for poor and minority students have been saying that districts haven’t been doing a good of ensuring that high-poverty schools get their fair share of state and local dollars,...

From Daily Commercial News: The practice of architecture is, as we all know, regulated by provincial legislation designed to protect the public interest. This legislation is silent, however, on something that one would also...

Former Memphis Mayor Willie W. Herenton said last night that his 2005 proposal for multiple school districts is a good starting point for structuring a new countywide school system. On a side note, it was good to see him rested...