There are 5 article(s) tagged Head start:

• June 2022

  • MSCS failed to keep children safe at Head Start centers, report finds

    An investigation conducted by the federal Administration for Children and Families found that Memphis-Shelby County Schools failed to make sure children were kept safe at several Head Start centers the district operates.

    By Aarron Fleming June 27, 2022

• August 2021

  • How child care centers reveal pre-K’s future

    Early childhood education advocates say access to high-quality child care is the next goal for more than 40,000 children under age 4.

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    What the SCS/Porter-Leath split means for the future of pre-K in Memphis

    By David Waters August 09, 2021

• June 2021

  • Both sides in Head Start dispute make case to County Commissioners

    Shelby County Schools officials say the Head Start contract with Porter-Leath is unprecedented in terms of its autonomy. A Porter-Leath representative says the relationship started to go bad two years ago.

    By Bill Dries June 16, 2021

  • Porter-Leath, SCS take different views on Head Start partnership termination

    Shelby County Schools is ending its seven-year relationship with Porter-Leath for early childhood education.

    By Daja E. Henry June 10, 2021

• October 2020

  • Early Childhood Academy set for Orange Mound

    Facility will serve 200 3-, 4-year-olds in the Melrose High School neighborhood.

    By Jane Roberts October 09, 2020