Cohen Announces $592K for Memphis City Schools

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Education has awarded Memphis City Schools $592,056 in new federal funding under the agency’s School Leadership Program to recruit, train and mentor principals and assistant principals.

“The School Leadership Program will provide invaluable resources to principals and school administrators in Memphis,” said Congressman Cohen. “With these new federal funds, Memphis City Schools will be able to educate a new generation of leaders.”

The U.S. Department of Education’s School Leadership Program was designed to assist high-need local educational agencies to develop innovative programs that recruit, train and mentor principals and assistant principals. This grant will provide funding for the Memphis City Schools Leadership Initiative, which “will leverage and extend the district’s recent investments in teacher quality by recruiting, developing, and supporting principals and assistant principals who demonstrate the capacity to effectively promote achievement in high-needs schools.”