Youth & Education

Feature Story Agape Child & Family Services Kids and Education

The school year has started, but Memphis-area parents can still register their kids for preschool

Cole BradleyThursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story Derion Lipford films his pitch proposal for the judges of ArtUp's North Memphis Incubator in January 2020. (Sheri Neely) Arts and Culture

Memphis teen wins ArtUp business pitch contest

Friday, July 24, 2020
Feature Story Arise2Read staff and volunteers sorted 1,300 books into summer learning kits for kids who can't attend their reading-focused summer camps this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Submitted) Kids and Education

With camps closed, local nonprofits pivot to fight the summer reading slump

Ashley DavisFriday, June 12, 2020
Feature Story Stax Museum of American Soul Music Arts and Culture

Who gets paid for our world-renowned sound? Discussion explores equity, economics of Memphis music

Cole BradleyWednesday, June 03, 2020
Feature Story (stock photo) Healthy Communities

Could COVID-19 end in better nurses?

Cole BradleyThursday, May 28, 2020
Feature Story newmem Arts and Culture

Virtual event will spotlight Memphis musicians' contributions to culture and economy

Cole BradleyThursday, May 21, 2020
Feature Story Millington Middle School Kids and Education

Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Who's helping kids read at grade-level?

Jim ColemanThursday, April 30, 2020
Feature Story Teacher Brian Hanson teaching ALLMemphis' custom phonics curriculum to a group of students at Power Center Academy Elementary School - Hickory Hill. (ALLMemphis) Kids and Education

Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Why third grade matters

Jim Coleman and Cole BradleyWednesday, April 29, 2020
Feature Story Kalisa Lee, 16, is a junior at Collegiate School of Memphis, a private school located in The Heights. (Submitted) Kids and Education

Life and learning in a new normal: Mid-South teens share their COVID-19 experiences

Ashley DavisTuesday, April 28, 2020
Feature Story The Covid-19 crisis has caused Christina Ueal’s dining table to become a classroom. Her five children, ages five to 15, work on packets provided by their schools at their home in Frayser. (Submitted) Kids and Education

Experts fear COVID-19 could widen Memphis' literacy divides

Ashley Davis and Cole BradleyTuesday, April 21, 2020
Feature Story Andrew Bobowski serves as the principal of KIPP Memphis Collegiate High, located at 2110 Howell Avenue in North Memphis. (Elizabeth Hoard Photography) Kids and Education

Memphis principals share their fears and steps they're taking to keep kids in school from home

Ashley DavisThursday, March 26, 2020
Feature Story Located at 2499 Chelsea Avenue, the Hattiloo Technical Theatre Center trains youth in North Memphis with behind-the-scenes skills like sets, costume, and props design. The center opened in 20117. (Ashley Davis) Arts and Culture

Post-COVID, the show will go on at Hattiloo Theatre's North Memphis youth training center

Ashley DavisThursday, March 19, 2020
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