Nashville may have a presidential debate next week, but Memphis continues to push forward as a progressive city in educating its children.
I'd take educating children the right way any time.
Shelby County, Memphis city and school district officials will meet tomorrow to reach consensus on a better way than to fund schools than last-minute budget cuts that leave everyone scrambling for quick solutions. That's not the right way to prepare for the school year and give the best to our children in preparation and staffing.
Unlike Nashville public schools, Memphis City Schools are not months away from being placed under state control for failure to educate all children properly.
Unlike Nashville, Memphis public schools have not passed a rezoning plan the brings back racial segregation.
Unlike Nashville, Memphis public schools do not know where to go for $4 million in promises to prevent separate and unequal in segregated schools.
Unlike Nashville, Memphis public schools have not just received an audit showing the misspending of $35 million in federal spending.
Unlike Nashville, Memphis public schools are not under the control of the chamber of commerce or a mayor who sends his children to private schools.
Nashville could learn a lot about how a progressive city operates if it would simply drive a few hours west and watch and listen.
To read more about how a progressive city does business and educates its children, go to: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/oct/02/editorials-school-funding-change-sought/
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