There are 5 article(s) tagged Memphis Lift:

• July 2019

  • Memphis Lift hires new chief of staff, sets goal for next year

    Memphis Lift announced the hiring of Rhoda Hickman as chief of staff July 19. The organization's goal is to "make the powerless parent powerful." 

    By Omer Yusuf July 29, 2019

  • Memphis Lift donates 1,000 backpacks at back-to-school block party

    Parent-led community organization Memphis Lift joined with North Memphis businesses to provide school supplies to local children.

    By Jared Boyd July 28, 2019

• May 2019

  • Selection of Ray is latest chapter in politics of public education

    Joris Ray's public campaign to go from interim to permanent superintendent was different, but the push to keep the school system's leadership local and from within the system has been a constant feature of choosing a superintendent.

    By Bill Dries May 01, 2019

• March 2019

  • Memphis parent advocacy group spreads model to other cities

    Nashville is the latest city to copy pieces of the Memphis Lift model. Memphis Lift leader Sarah Carpenter said she’s also been meeting with parents in Oakland and Atlanta to help get their programs started.

    By Caroline Bauman March 26, 2019

• February 2019

  • Let’s help a whole city of kids

    People talk about school choice. But school choice doesn’t truly exist if parents don’t have access to good schools. There is a solution that can help: unified enrollment.

    By Sarah Carpenter February 06, 2019