Understanding the politics of More for Memphis
Seeding Success leadership has spent months pitching the Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission on the antipoverty plan. Related content:
Topic: Seeding Success
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December 2024
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November 2024
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More for Memphis wants to create united front against childhood poverty
Organizers of the More for Memphis plan are pitching elected officials on a new board to assign more than $1 billion in funding to efforts they say would solve the city’s economic mobility problem.
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April 2023
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Opinion: Memphis’ future depends on transforming education
“We must break down the system silos, invest strategically in communities, and hold ourselves across public and private interests accountable for results.”
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January 2023
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Local education group earns $15M grant for community schools project
“This is a true game-changer not only for the schools that will be the first to implement this strategy but serves as a much-needed resource for families and communities.”
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December 2019
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Porter-Leath’s NEXT Memphis founder makes Forbes 30 Under 30
Porter-Leath’s NEXT Memphis founder Chloe Moore makes the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
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October 2019
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Voters approved a sales tax increase for police, firefighters – and maybe pre-K, too
The sales tax will fund pension and healthcare benefits for police and firefighters, but prekindergarten is also a beneficiary of the referendum. Just how much money is likely to go toward early education efforts in the city is unknown.
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September 2019
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13 people will shape Shelby County’s vision on early childhood education
The goal of First 8 Memphis is to bring together enough money to pay for pre-K for any child in Memphis who wants to attend, especially children in low-income neighborhoods.
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New early childhood nonprofit First 8 Memphis hires first director
Longtime United Way of Mid-South executive Regina Walker was named executive director of First 8 Memphis.
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