Rogersville City teacher named 2024 National Teacher of the Year
For the first time in 35 years, a Tennessee teacher is the National Teacher of the Year. The Council of.
Lawmakers from Nashville and Knoxville vote against effort to expand high performing schools in Memphis
By every measurement, the three public schools the University of Memphis operates on its campus are producing academic results. The.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 2, 2024
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
Toni Williams celebrates her accomplishments leading Memphis-Shelby County Schools
Toni Williams spent part of her last school board meeting as the leader of Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) looking back.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 27, 2024
New Memphis superintendent’s contract includes ethics clause, reflecting lessons of Ray’s exit
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members say the contract being finalized for incoming Superintendent Marie Feagins reflects the lessons learned after.
- by Laura Testino, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- March 26, 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
Residents urge the Rutherford County School Board to reconsider restricting public comments at meetings
Some residents in Rutherford County say a proposed policy change to public comments at school board meetings could infringe on.
- 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
Hamilton County School leaders join national lawsuit against social media companies
Hamilton County Schools became the latest in a growing number of Tennessee school districts that are joining a national lawsuit.
- by Reana Gibson
- March 25, 2024