The Literacy Academy

The Memphis Striving Readers Project(MSRP)is a federally funded program ($16 million) being conducted from 2006-2011, of which the Memphis Content Literacy Academy (MCLA) is a component. The MCLA is a joint University of Memphis/Memphis City Schools venture aimed at helping subject area teachers at selected middle schools in MCS to develop expertise in implementing scientifically-based literacy practices as part of instruction in mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts education, so that children living at the poverty level will realize their full potential in American education. Memphis is one of only eight Striving Readers sites in the United States. Results of the project will be available to help teachers of middle school students all across America achieve their potential. For more information on this latest Literacy Academy project, please go to our special website: http://memphisstrivingreaders.org/

Memphis City Schools, along with The University of Memphis, was awarded the 2007 Urban Education Impact Award during the Council of the Great City Schools 51st Annual Fall Conference held in Nashville October 31 - November 4. The national award was presented in recognition of the collaborative efforts of MCS and U of M to form The
Memphis Literacy Academy (MLA).