What Works: Lakeland School System
Welcome to the third installment of our “What Works” series, where we find out what’s behind the success of some local school districts. In this installment, we explore Lakeland School System.
What Works: University Schools
Welcome to the second installment of our “What Works” series, where we find out what’s behind the success of some local school districts. In this installment, we explore University Schools.
A Statement on State Intervention in MSCS
For more than a decade, Seeding Success has worked alongside Memphis-Shelby County Schools, families, educators, and community partners with one goal in mind: improving outcomes for children.
That commitment has never changed. What has changed is our understanding of what it will take to make the progress our students deserve.
Mental Health Concerns at MSCS
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is suffering a critical lack of school psychologists to help address the mental health struggles of students. With four in ten Tennessee high school students reporting feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness and two in ten reporting having seriously considered attempting suicide, it’s clear that youth need more support, and current services aren’t cutting it.
How many mental health providers currently work at MSCS? And why are we at risk of losing access to youth mental health data?
Centering the Data on Data Centers
As cities across the U.S. grapple with the rapid revolution of artificial intelligence, Memphis finds itself in the center of the debate over how to balance protecting community needs with the expansion of the Mississippi Delta’s data center alley.
In this update, we examine the proposed moratorium on new AI data centers in Memphis, how SpaceXAI is currently operating in the area, and what considerations and guardrails residents here and across the country are asking for when data centers come to town.