There are 4 article(s) tagged Busing:

• September 2023

  • Reporter’s Notebook: Observations from Plan A, Plan Z maps

    For the past several months, The Daily Memphian staff created maps, timelines, data visualizations and other interactive elements for the series about the 50th anniversary of busing. Here are some observations.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 30, 2023

  • 50 years after busing began, early school integration efforts still shaping Memphis

    Half a century ago this month, 39,000 Memphis children — about a third of the then-Memphis City Schools system — were told to board school buses and continue their education at new schools in an effort to racially integrate them.

    Related story: 

    Chapter One: Before the buses

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2023

  • Opinion: A call to ‘pause and reflect’ on the 50th anniversary of busing, 10th of school merger

    “As we mark the 10th anniversary of the monumental merger between Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools – regarded as one of the largest mergers in public school history – it’s essential to pause and assess the effects of the Transition Planning Commission’s recommendations and subsequent policies.”

    By Roderick Richmond September 06, 2023

• July 2019

  • Busing for integration was maligned by some, ‘opened a whole new world’ for others

    By 1978, 40,000 white students had left Memphis City Schools, a move that contributed to Memphis’ distinction of having one of the largest private school systems in the country. Memphis schools remain starkly segregated, with 90 percent of students enrolled in 2018 identifying as black.

    By Kathryn Palmer July 26, 2019