Monday, April 4, 2011 is the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.To remember Dr. King, I read his essay titled "Paul's Letter to American Christians" written on November 4, 1956. In this essay, MLK translates a fictitious letter written...
Friends-On March 22, 2011 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released a statement expressing their continued support of Memphis, our teachers and our students.While much has transpired over the past six months, one thing has not changed...
Please read this recent story surrounding a mother jailed for illegally placing her children in a higher performing school. Here's the MTR / Christian context on urban education takeaway...
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Martin Luther King graduated from Morehouse College in 1948. During his senior year, MLK wrote the following words on the "Purpose of Education". As we seek to pursue urban education within a Christian context, I thought his words on education were especially...
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See this week's (January 6, 2011) issue of The Economist, "Improving Teachers, Lessons Learned".http://www.economist.com/node/17851511?story_id=17851511Focusing on teachers as the leverage point for learning and residency models as the format for training great teachers is gaining traction nationally. See the following quotes: "BUDGET, curriculum,...
First for context, Dr. Bill Frist is a former US Senator from Tennessee, was the Senate majority leader and was an often mentioned potential candidate for President. He held true to his self-imposed two-term limit and did not run for senate...
Dr. Bill Frist is a former U.S. Senate majority leader and is currently chairman of the nonprofit Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE).During my years of public service, there has been no more exciting year for education in Tennessee than 2010. Last year, state...
January 8th is the 55th anniversary of the killing of five American missionaries near Quita, Ecuador by the Auca Indians. The most famous of those missionaries is Jim Elliot. A summary of their story (Operation Auca) can be found...