A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Tennessee

Memphis City Schools

The Memphis City Schools district is comprised of 118,000 students who attend 165 schools. The total percentage of students in the district who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is 79 percent. The percentages in the five schools using funds from the QZAB program are near the district percentage.

Memphis allocated a total of $2.5 million in QZAB funds to five high schools in the district in order to enhance career and technology programs. The specific amounts are: Carver, $350,000; East, $741,000; Frayser, $538,000; Manasas, $414,000; and South Side, $456,000. These five schools are located in Empowerment Zones. Technical courses in each school will be enhanced through the purchase of computer and technology equipment for the classrooms. The classrooms themselves will also need renovation to accommodate the technological upgrades.

Memphis has a relationship with the city?s chamber of commerce, and more than 10 private entities are partnering with the schools for the QZAB program. Contributions from these entities are in the form of teacher training.

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