Guest Column: Tennessee Career Academy offers path for future of schooling
Students learn how to take blood pressure during health sciences class at the Trezevant Career and Technology Center. (The Daily Memphian file)
John Barker
John Barker is Executive Director of Tennessee Career Academy and a former deputy superintendent and a former chief of staff at Memphis Shelby County Schools.
Meah King
Meah King is senior literacy advisor with Memphis-Shelby County Schools and will be part of the Tennessee Career Academy.
“We are living in a time of an identity crisis for K-12 and higher education. The laser-focus on college preparation for all students in K-12 education, regardless of their interests or skills, led to mismatched priorities, frustrated families, and uninterested graduates.”
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