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After COVID devastated pre-K programs, MSCS is working to help its youngest learners recover and reinforce the importance of early childhood education.
Porter-Leath & Shelby County Schools end partnership; SCS said it will provide direct Pre-K services instead Porter-Leath said the split, which the group's leaders said they learned about on a statewide phone call, is effective June 30, 2021. Credit: Porter-Leath Published: 12:14 PM CDT June 10, 2021 Updated: 4:36 PM CDT June 10, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Porter-Leath said Thursday that Shelby County Schools is ending its relationship with the organization, saying SCS did not include the group in its 'Reimagine 901' plan and continually decreased Head Start funding for the group. Porter-Leath said the split, which the group's leaders said they learned on a statewide phone call, is effective June 30, 2021. Porter-Leath said it will continue providing preschool services in the upcoming school year.
Memphis early childhood advocates discuss potential impact of universal pre-k Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - President Biden’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan has many universal pre-school advocates feeling hopeful. The president announced a spending plan that would make it easier for high-poverty schools to serve free meals, fund programs to train and support teachers, and would expand universal prekindergarten access. “Early childhood advocates, including myself, across the country and in Memphis are so excited about his plan about his vision for pre-K for three and four-year-olds,” said Dr. Kandace Thomas, executive director of First 8 Memphis.