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One common concern with public and private school curriculums is emphasizing academic subjects such as math and English over real-life skills such as home repairs and personal finances. A lack

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the non-profit American Public Education Foundation launched the Financial Literacy Resource Library, a free-to-use digital library of...

/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the non-profit American Public Education Foundation launched the Financial Literacy Resource Library, a free-to-use digital library of...

A look at promotions, hirings, movers and newsmakers in the Memphis area business scene

Tennessee Business Roundtable believes TISA will measurably improve academic performance and post-secondary readiness for generations of Tennesseans.

Subscriber Exclusive Backlash to the largest school consolidation in the U.S. cemented disparities in Memphis. Heres how After the Civil War, Memphis had two school districts. There was one, for one year. Now, there are seven. Will the districts ever integrate? Laura Testino, Memphis Commercial Appeal Published 12:44 pm UTC Jul. 19, 2021 This story is part of Confederate Reckoning, a collaborative project of USA TODAY Network newsrooms across the South to critically examine the legacy of the C...

Report cards are in: 66% of states earn a C grade or worse for personal finance education, new study finds CNBC 1 day ago © Provided by CNBC States could do a far better job of teaching financial literacy in their schools, a new report suggests. To that point, 66% of states earned grades of C or worse for such instruction, according to the Nations Report Card on Financial Literacy, a study released by the American Public Education Foundation. Just 17 states were given grades of A or B. "Too...

The work to remove the remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife from Memphis started Tuesday.

Phil Bryant ran his family business Bryants Breakfast for more than two decades before he decided to sell the Memphis restaurant in late 2020.

Matter thats causing controversy. in memphis, tennessee, people recently voted to disban the citys school system and merge it with affluent surrounding shelby county now going to court to stop that plan. what is at the heart of the dispute and what roles do quality education and race play in the debate? david pickler joins us now. good to have you with us. what is driving shelby countys legal response in this fight, educational performance issues or is this a money issue? >> i think its really b...