by Mark Jordan | Feb 28, 2020 | CYCA
Mark Morrison As I discussed last month, the Cooper-Young Community Association has seen quite a few changes over the past year or more, and there are more to come. First, Amanda Yarbro-Dill is now back and now serving as our full-time executive director. During the...
by Mark Jordan | Feb 13, 2020 | Family, Opinion
By Dr. Jack Maxwell Over the last 25 years, charter schools have expanded to nearly every state. Currently, there are more than 2.8 million students in charter schools — with charter schools growing in number from 2,000 to 7,000 from 2000-2016 (NCES). As of 2018-2019,...
by Mark Jordan | Feb 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Mark Jordan | Feb 11, 2020 | Community News, Cover Story, CYCA
By Patrick Jones At the 2019 retreat of the Cooper-Young Community Association Board of Directors, it was decided by the board that in 2019, special focus would be given to a zero-waste initiative, that the CYCA, in its day-to-day operations and in the execution of...
by Mark Jordan | Feb 10, 2020 | Community News
Fairgrounds rendering. By Sheree Stubblefield As Midtown continues to increase in popularity, more developments have been zoned to the area, the Fairgrounds Redevelopment one of them. The Memphis Sports & Events Complex will be developed on the part of the...