There are 5 article(s) tagged Believe Memphis Academy:

• March 2026

  • Opinion: In Memphis, school decisions carry history. This one carries hope.

    “The leadership of the Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School and Believe Memphis Academy Charter School have begun a conversation about merging.”

    By Tim Ware, Alicia Norman March 23, 2026

• February 2026

  • Believe Memphis weighs closure allowing Grizzlies Prep a larger South Memphis campus

    The potential relocation would give Grizzlies Prep students, currently about 300 boys, a campus with a gym and outdoor spaces. It also would provide a facility for the charter operator to open its new all-girls school.

    By Laura Testino February 05, 2026

• March 2025

  • Guest column: What Memphis can learn from Houston’s school turnaround

    “What we saw was inspiring — and it should serve as a roadmap for what’s possible here in Memphis, regardless if that’s through our local board of education or through state intervention.”

    By Mark Sturgis, Sarah Carpenter, Danny Song, Dianechia Fields March 06, 2025

• December 2022

  • Memphis-Shelby schools board OKs expansions for two charter schools

    The approval comes after the Memphis-Shelby County Schools' charter office recommended revoking the charter of six schools last month.

    By Aarron Fleming December 02, 2022

• June 2019

  • Memphis rugby player to be on world stage when she delivers game ball

    Jamiyah Brown, an 11-year-old rising sixth-grader and rugby team captain at Believe Memphis Academy, will deliver the game ball when the U.S. takes on France in a Rugby World Cup match Oct. 2 in Japan. 

    By Jared Boyd June 29, 2019