There are 5 article(s) tagged Sarah Carpenter:

• September 2025

  • Opinion: Parents want accountability at MSCS. Students deserve it

    “If the ASD was a ‘failed experiment,’ then what do we call decades of schools where almost no child can read?” 

    By Sarah Carpenter September 29, 2025

• June 2024

  • Parents’ resource center ‘a beacon of hope’ for Hyde Park

    The Memphis Lift, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the education system, has a new building that’s a source of pride for its North Memphis neighborhood. Mayor Paul Young said work done there helps make the city safer.

    By King Jemison June 23, 2024

• February 2023

  • Parents, local leaders speak out against MSCS security staff using pepper spray

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools has contended that allowing school security staff to use pepper spray against students to break up fights is generally safe, but some still don’t agree with the practice.

    By Aarron Fleming February 22, 2023

• July 2019

  • Memphis Lift hires new chief of staff, sets goal for next year

    Memphis Lift announced the hiring of Rhoda Hickman as chief of staff July 19. The organization's goal is to "make the powerless parent powerful." 

    By Omer Yusuf July 29, 2019

• March 2019

  • Memphis parent advocacy group spreads model to other cities

    Nashville is the latest city to copy pieces of the Memphis Lift model. Memphis Lift leader Sarah Carpenter said she’s also been meeting with parents in Oakland and Atlanta to help get their programs started.

    By Caroline Bauman March 26, 2019