Cookeville parent and educators want the new School Letter Grades to be accountable
Accountability was the main focus for Cookeville parents, educators, and administrators during a Tuesday night discussion about how schools should.
Knox County School Board to consider sweeping changes to better serve special education students
Knox County Schools (KCS) Board of Education took another step towards approving a series of recommendations by the Knox County.
- by Reana Gibson
- September 6, 2023
Proposed Nashville public charter schools make appeals to the state next week
Members of the Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Board of Education have seen four of their decisions against proposed public.
- by Reana Gibson
- September 5, 2023
Rutherford County produces two of the top readers in the state
Rutherford County is home to two of the top readers in the state. Smyrna’s Stewart’s Creek High School Senior Taylor.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- September 5, 2023
Supporters say proposed Memphis public charter school is needed to disrupt the cycle of poverty
Alice Lockett is an example of the generational challenges many families in Memphis face. As a teenager she dropped out.
- by Sky Arnold
- September 1, 2023
Misconceptions abound for who public charter schools are serving. Subira Gordon plans to change that.
When Subira Gordon took over as the CEO of the Nashville Charter Collaborative last July there was no question what.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 31, 2023
Supporters of Fairley High School make their case for it to remain a public charter school
Patricia Adams graduated from Fairley High School in 1989, when the school was still a traditional public school in Memphis..
- by Reana Gibson
- August 31, 2023
Former students make emotional plea for the return of a former Memphis public charter school
Zephan Alexander describes his time as a public-school student in Memphis as a challenge. He struggled in traditional public schools.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 30, 2023
New Cordova high school will have larger campus as board approves replacement land purchase
The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board voted Tuesday to approve a $5 million deal to buy 45 acres of land for.
- by Laura Testino, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- August 29, 2023
Memphis educators and parents want new School Letter Grades to be easy to understand
A crowd of roughly two dozen Shelby County parents and educators gathered Wednesday night to explain why they believe ease.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 24, 2023