School Consolidation

Radio Roundtable: School Vouchers For Charter And Private Schools?

Justin Willingham — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:03:02 +0000

This week on the Behind the Headlines Radio Roundtable, the panel discusses creating a school voucher or scholarship program for charter and private schools in Tennessee, and the potential consequences for public education in the state.

Radio Roundtable: A Halt to Municipal School Districts, the Redbirds Stadium's Future, and More

Justin Willingham — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:14:09 +0000

The panel discusses the potential referendum for individual municipalities creating their own school districts.

Radio Roundtable: Redistricting and Ownership of Suburban School Buildings

Justin Willingham — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:36:33 +0000

This week, the Behind the Headlines panel discusses the reports on suburban schools which conclude that Germantown, Bartlett, and Collierville could get existing school buildings at no cost. Plus,the County Commission's debate over redistricting almost comes to blows.

Consultants’ Report Says Municipal Schools Possible In Shelby County

Eleanor Boudreau — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:52:45 +0000

William McCaig has three kids in Shelby County Schools in Bartlett and he doesn’t want to see those schools merged with the Memphis City Schools. He wants—

“Local control,” McCaig said. And he’s willing to pay more taxes for it.

“Yes, property taxes or sales taxes,” McCaig said.

Vickie Keith doesn’t have any kids in Bartlett schools, but she’d also be willing to pay more taxes for a Bartlett school district.

“Absolutely. No problem,” Keith said.