Independent charter review recommends denial for the Nashville School of Excellence
More than 15 hundred elementary, middle, and high school students attend one of four Memphis Schools of Excellence in Shelby.
Half of Nashville’s public charter schools outperform every comparable district school on state testing
Firefly staff compared each MNPS public charter school’s performance on the Report Card to traditional and magnet schools serving the.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 28, 2024
Davidson County residents plead with school board members to reconsider proposed restrictions on public comment
Parents and teachers say a proposal to place new restrictions on public comment at Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Board.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 28, 2024
Mayor O’Connell tells business leaders past transportation failures shouldn’t be a concern with Choose How You Move
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell says a walk to school event he attended last month at Paragon Mills Elementary School in.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 26, 2024
School districts received nine applications for new public charter schools. A new tool puts each under the microscope.
This year nine potential charter operators met the February 1 deadline to file an application to open a new public.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- March 25, 2024
House subcommittee advances legislation to provide public charter school students with better facilities
Eight State Representatives who currently don’t have public charter schools in their home counties played a crucial role in advancing.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 6, 2024
Metro Nashville Public Schools director touts district pandemic recovery to business leaders
Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Director Dr. Adrienne Battle told Nashville business leaders the district’s recent national recognition for learning.
- by Sky Arnold
- March 5, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School community pleads with district leaders to keep middle school grades
Lauren Herring’s daughter spent two years at her zoned middle school before being accepted into Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 29, 2024
Change in strategy cut chronic absenteeism at LEAD Academy
Chronic absenteeism has been an ongoing issue for public schools nationwide and it only increased following the pandemic. LEAD Academy.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 28, 2024
House Democrats oppose legislation to support economically disadvantaged students in their districts
State Representative Justin Jones, D-Nashville, represents a district that touches four school clusters with some of the highest performing public.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 27, 2024