Rutherford County School Board asks to exclude students learning English from School Letter Grades
Members of the Rutherford County School Board approved a resolution Thursday to ask the state to exclude the achievement scores.
Sumner County votes to a keep challenged book on shelves after its author reached out in support
Members of the Sumner County School Board voted to keep the book “Hey, Kiddo” on library shelves Tuesday after its.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 7, 2023
Opponents of Knox Prep continue to provide resistance seven months after its approval
Multiple members of the Knox County Board of Education who unsuccessfully opposed Knoxville Preparatory School’s approval in April, are continuing.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- December 6, 2023
Tennessee SCORE releases recommendations to support public charter schools and improve student pathways to employment
When the founders of Nashville Classical proposed the new public charter school in 2013, acquiring facilities was a huge challenge..
- by Sky Arnold
- December 6, 2023
Memphis public charter school approved for expansion in Frayser community
Tennessee’s first Montessori public charter school is expanding its personalized learning approach to more students in the Frayser community of.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 5, 2023
Report finds Memphis public charter schools are doing more with less funding
A new report by the University of Arkansas found Memphis families are getting a slightly higher performance from their education.
- by tennessee-firefly-staff
- December 4, 2023
Some social studies teachers wary as national conference meets in increasingly censored Tennessee
About 3,500 social studies teachers converge on Nashville this weekend for their annual national conference, but not without some pushback.
- by marta-w-aldrich-chalkbeat-tennessee
- November 30, 2023
Metro Nashville School Board votes to close one of northeast Nashville’s highest performing elementary schools
Jauana Luiz Cruz says the transition of moving to Nashville from Mexico was a huge challenge for her elementary school.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 30, 2023
Memphis-Shelby County School Board approves expansion to its second oldest public charter school
The Memphis-Shelby County School Board approved an expansion request Tuesday night for one the district’s oldest public charter schools. Under.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 30, 2023
Williamson County School Board approves billion-dollar plan to address growing enrollment
The Williamson County Board of Education voted Monday night to approve a nearly $1 billion updated five-year capital improvement plan.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 29, 2023