The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act provided many programs for students through out the country. In the Memphis Schools it made free pre-kindergarten and extra tutoring by teachers during school hours available to help achieve higher test scores and. Also, Memphis Schools’ low-income students received free extra-curricular tutoring. However, an extensive study but the University of Memphis found that…
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Tennessee Real Estate Music To The Ears
Tennessee is the state of prairies, towering mountains and country music. Inexpensive Tennessee real estate will also put a jump in your step. Tennessee Tennessee is a state with a little bit of everything. Parts of the states are comprised of lush, rolling fields with horse farms and agricultural. In other sections, you can find the Appalachian Mountains, which need…
The Peabody Memphis Hotel
The Peabody Memphis Hotel was originally built in 1869 by Colonel Robert C. Brinkley. It was meant to be a destination for the well to do; a place to see and be seen by the upper echelon of southern society. Just before Colonel Brinkley opened the hotel, his good friend George Peabody, a well known philanthropist and international financier, passed…