As we predicted in an earlier post, the anti-school consolidation folks position themselves as experts on schools and are coming out of the woodwork with specious “facts,” stilted arguments, and more trafficking in...
Read MoreA recent speech by Thomas Sevcik, managing director of Arthesia, (a think tank that consults large institutions on cultural positioning and strategies), caught our eye for its provocative conclusions, but also because he and his...
Read MorePreviously posted November 17, 2009: Here we go again. It seems that Memphis economic development officials have an addiction to tax freezes that the Betty Ford Clinic couldn’t cure. Meanwhile, they have an obsession with North...
Read MoreGOP lawmakers want to know how millions in tax breaks and incentives will be used before they vote. State officials are taking steps to improve oversight over two government offices responsible for much of Tennessee’s...
Read MorePreviously posted December 24, 2009: This time of the year, it’s impossible for us to not think about Peggy Edmiston, who died seven years ago. It wasn’t the glittery Christmas sweaters, complete with blinking ornaments, that...
Read MoreThe cast of characters in suburban politics would flunk a remedial course in elementary logic. Here’s the syllogism they offer up: One, Shelby County Schools are superior to Memphis City Schools and the paragon of exceptional...
Read MorePreviously posted July 12, 2006: It’s time for a modest proposal regarding the controversial city-county PILOT program waiving $50 million in property taxes this year. “Modest” being the operative word, since it seems obvious at...
Read MoreThere are times when it seems that Memphis can’t get its economic development strategies into the 21st century. It’s as if we just don’t want to compete in a knowledge economy in a global marketplace. Our economic development...
Read MoreThe Flyer’s John Branston weighs in on tonight’s vote on the surrender of the Memphis City Schools charter, and decides that “For better for worse, MCS and Shelby County schools should get married.” He...
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