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Special to TSDMemphis. Study: Poor, low-income voters cast over one-third of Presidential Election ballots. One Tennessee lawmaker is enacting a time-honored strategy that has served the African-American community in times of trouble — calling on religious leaders as Tennessee state Rep. Antonio Parkinson D-Memphis has been a vaccine hold-out.

But on Wednesday Aug. Sponsored Video Content. Subscribe to TSD news and promotions! First Name. Last Name. Choose which emails you'd like to receive from us! Double-murder, suicide at postal annex adds to gun-violence woe Dr. Parenting, child care, preschool, K, college, and technical and trade schools are all important components of the education continuum, which is why our investments and policy advocacy span cradle-to-career.

Effective teaching is the number one in-school factor affecting academic success, and we have a long way to go toward providing equitable access to great teachers.

At the same time, we know that equally important is for children to have the safe, nurturing home lives that empower them for success in school. In fact many are suffering the effects of adverse childhood experiences ACEs such as exposure to violence in their neighborhoods and homes, homelessness, and poor health and nutrition. School nurses and mental health counselors, evidence-based home visiting programs that help develop parenting skills, summer care, mentoring, quality preK and child care — these are among the crucial supports needed to help disadvantaged children and families begin to thrive.

Closing the prosperity gap depends on closing the opportunity gap, and that begins with ensuring disadvantaged children have great schools, great teachers and the wrap-around care they need and deserve. Currently, much of our focus is on advocating for state policy and investment to support education providers and families here at home.

Our state policy priorities for include:. Our early role is to create work-based learning opportunities — from worksite tours to internships — for 9thth graders participating in the programs. That plan called for, among other things, expanding pre-k, improving the quality and affordability of childcare, and expanding evidence-based home visiting programs which are known to improve early parenting skills and kindergarten readiness, and which, like all high quality early education programs, have a strong return on investment.

Of the over certified observers, almost are central office administrators and support staff who are now in multiple schools and classrooms even more because they conduct observations, share feedback, and offer coaching to teachers. This is a clear demonstration of central office working in support of schools. Aligned teaching and learning are even stronger in the district.

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