Why should we care?
SCS’s ability to provide a quality, equitable education is being undercut by high teacher turnover and year-long teaching vacancies, as well as significant maintenance deficiencies within the schools, all of which leads to higher financial, educational, and health costs. A lack of access to wraparound services provided by qualified social workers, psychologists, and nurses inhibits the successful treatment of trauma or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Abuse, neglect, and trauma significantly increase the likelihood of suspensions, juvenile criminal behavior, and incarceration. With a median age four years below the national average, Memphis’s population can support economic development, but only if we provide children in our community access to opportunities and support.
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Lunch & Learn with Tomeka Hart Wigginton!
Wed, Sep 20
|Virtual
Please join the Shelby County Voter Alliance as we welcome Tomeka Hart Wigginton, who has served two terms on the elected school board in Memphis, including a term as Board President.
Time & Location
Sep 20, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Virtual
About the event
Please join the Shelby County Voter Alliance as we welcome Tomeka Hart Wigginton, who has served two terms on the elected school board in Memphis, including a term as Board President. We're excited to hear more about the roles and responsibilities of the school board and how this body operates!
For almost 30 years, Tomeka Hart Wigginton has worked to improve education outcomes and increase social and economic mobility at the local, state, and national levels. She currently serves as board chair of the Data Quality Campaign, as a member of the Memphis Education Fund and the Schott Foundation boards, and on the University of Tennessee College of Education Dean’s Advisory Board. She is a Public Voices Fellowship on Racial Justice in Early Childhood fellow, an Aspen Institute Rodel-Fellowship in Public Leadership fellow and a Pahara-Aspen Institute Education Fellow.
Can you join us for our upcoming Lunch & Learn?
Upcoming Events
Thu, Aug 13First Congregational ChurchJoin Transformational Justice task force and the University of Memphis for a training covering alternatives to calling the police when people are experiencing a mental health crisis.
Tue, Aug 18Location is TBDCome to the quarterly Leadership Council Meeting on August 18th from 7-8:30 pm. If you are part of MICAH, you should attend this meeting if you have the capacity.
Multiple DatesThu, Aug 20Idlewild Presbyterian ChurchBetter Transit for a Better Memphis, led by daily riders and other community champions, organizes and advocates for fully funded, accessible, and equitable public transit.
Upcoming Events
- Thu, Aug 13First Congregational ChurchJoin Transformational Justice task force and the University of Memphis for a training covering alternatives to calling the police when people are experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Tue, Aug 18Location is TBDCome to the quarterly Leadership Council Meeting on August 18th from 7-8:30 pm. If you are part of MICAH, you should attend this meeting if you have the capacity.
- Multiple DatesThu, Aug 20Idlewild Presbyterian ChurchBetter Transit for a Better Memphis, led by daily riders and other community champions, organizes and advocates for fully funded, accessible, and equitable public transit.