Category: Education

U of M Athletics’ Embarrassing Partnership With 98.9 FM

by Smart City Memphis | Jul 29, 2021 | Civil Rights, Education | 0

Thumbnail: The University of Memphis’Athletics Department made a serious misstep when it signed a contract with a right wing radio station spewing vitriol about African Americans, Black Lives Matter, and more.

Moral Budget Asks: What Will Budgets Say About Community Values?

by Smart City Memphis | May 27, 2021 | City of Memphis Government, Education, Health, Memphis City Schools, Shelby County government | 0

The following is the Moral Budget Proposal submitted to Memphis and Shelby County Governments by...

Germantown Politicians Putting Gun To Head of Shelby County Schools

by Smart City Memphis | Apr 15, 2021 | Education, Tennessee Legislature | 0

Update: The bill described in this post did not reach the Senate floor today and it appears to...

Jimmie Covington: Shelby County Schools To Get Bigger Share Of Sales Taxes

by Smart City Memphis | Jul 9, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Education, Shelby County government | 0

Thumbnail: For the first time since the municipalites formed their own districts, Shelby County Schools District will receive a larger share of county and local sales tax funding than last year. The school districts in the municipalities will get less.

James Johnson Receives TFA Leadership Award

by Smart City Memphis | Jan 6, 2020 | Education | 0

James Johnson, 30, is the embodiment of the hopes...

University of Memphis: Aiming For A Competitive Future

by Smart City Memphis | Dec 31, 2019 | Economic Development, Education | 0

As Memphis works to transition from the workforce...

Structural Momentum Comes From Investing In Talent

by Smart City Memphis | Dec 2, 2019 | Economic Development, Education | 0

It is a favorite political talking point: what makes our community special are its people. And yet, often, when this is said, the special...

Secret of a Successful Urban Economy – Educational Attainment

by Smart City Memphis | Nov 22, 2019 | Economic Development, Education, Talent | 1

We’ve been writing for almost 15 years about the importance of college-educated workers to a city’s economic success. Portland, Oregon, economist and...

University of Memphis’ Key Role In Region’s Future

by Smart City Memphis | Aug 26, 2019 | Economic Development, Education | 9

For too many years, University of Memphis has been taken for granted, but in today’s context of regional population decline, sluggish jobs growth, and one of the lowest percentage...

More School Funding Shifts To Suburbs

by Jimmie Covington | May 1, 2019 | Education, Shelby County government | 1

This post is written by Jimmie Covington, veteran Memphis reporter with lengthy experience covering governmental, school, and demographic issues. He is...

Jimmie Covington Previews County Budget Season’s Impact On Schools

by Jimmie Covington | Mar 8, 2019 | Education, Shelby County government, Taxation | 1

by Jimmie Covington Within a few weeks, Shelby County officials and the Shelby County Board of Education will be submitting proposals on budgets for the new fiscal year...

Can PILOTs Be Investments Rather than Entitlements?

by Smart City Memphis | Mar 4, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Education, Memphis City Schools, Shelby County government, Taxation | 1

In light of Shelby County Mayor’s thoughtful and logical comments expressing his reservations about the way this community, with one of the highest poverty rates in...

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This is Smart City Consulting's blog and its purpose is to connect the dots and provide perspective on events, issues, and policies shaping Memphis and its future. Smart City Memphis was named one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote that "Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis' past, present, and future you'll find anywhere," and the Memphis Flyer said: "This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city's ills - from the mayor to MATA - with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas. If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email the blog's editor, Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.