On Thursday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m., the Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners will host a special school district public information session at the board auditorium located at 2597 Avery Ave.

During the session, the board will present the findings of a University of Memphis Special School District Impact Study, which was commissioned by Memphis City Schools and Shelby County Schools in 2008. This study outlines the financial implications a special school district would have for the citizens of Memphis and Shelby County.

Rev. Al Sharpton will appear at a union rally Thursday and ask voters to reject the proposed consolidation of Memphis city and Shelby County governments.

“Next Tuesday, election day, there is a measure on the ballot that does not serve the needs of this community and threatens your right to have a say in your future,” said AFSCME Secretary-Treasurer Lee Saunders in a written statement.

Sharpton, union leaders and members of the local chapter of the National Action Network will meet at the AFSFCME headquarters, 485 Beale St., at 10:30 a.m.

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The day after the Nov. 2 elections, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton will spend the morning talking about current affairs with students at St. Louis Catholic School.

Wharton accepted the invitation after a man with two grandchildren at the school bought the opportunity to meet him during a fundraiser called “Muffins with the Mayor.”

The mayor will meet with the school kids on Wednesday, Nov. 3 from 8:15 a.m. until 9:30 a.m.