“Here is my challenge to Memphis as a new school year begins: Move Memphis, mane! Move beyond the debates long enough to remember the reason we have them in the first place: our children.”
By Allison N. Oliver, Guest Columnist Updated: August 01, 2026 4:00 AM CT | Published: August 01, 2026 4:00 AM CT
A Westside Elementary student walks past the front of his school after getting out of class March 12, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Guest Columnist
Allison N. OliverDr. Allion N. Oliver is an assistant professor of special education at Austin Peay State University and a native Mid-Southerner. She is also president of the Tennessee Council for Exceptional Children.
“Here is my challenge to Memphis as a new school year begins: Move Memphis, mane! Move beyond the debates long enough to remember the reason we have them in the first place: our children.”
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