There are 3 article(s) tagged Kandace Thomas:

• April 2025

  • ‘First Eight’ prekindergarten program expansion clears County Commission

    The Shelby County Commission approved unanimously an expansion of universal prekindergarten services.

    By Bill Dries April 14, 2025

• April 2021

  • Opinion: Teacher’s Discipline Act sets schools up for failure

    The “School to Prison Bill” prioritizes punishment over care for vulnerable and disadvantaged students.

    By Kandace Thomas April 13, 2021

• February 2020

  • First 8 hires leader for early childhood education efforts in Memphis

    Kandace Thomas, who was with the Irving Harris Foundation in Chicago for the last 13 years, will start work April 1 at the Memphis organization that oversees funding for early education initiatives.

    By Jacinthia Jones February 22, 2020