School board endorses Freddie O’Connell in Nashville mayor’s race
For the second time members of the Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education are taking the unusual position of.
Schools in Davidson, Shelby, and Hamilton Counties celebrate academic growth and achievement
Three of Tennessee’s largest school districts are touting their academic growth on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS). Metro Nashville.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- August 24, 2023
Parents of Covenant School Shooting survivors speak out against a proposed school gun bill
The House Civil Justice Committee proved to be nearly as eventful on Wednesday as its subcommittee the day before. Representative.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 23, 2023
Formerly expelled lawmakers reappointed to their subcommittees for special session
Formerly expelled Representatives Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, will serve on multiple House committees during the special.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 22, 2023
Knoxville parents have a personal reason for joining the school district’s special education task force
Cary Byrge began noticing something frustrating towards the end of her son’s second-grade year in school. Byrge’s son was supposed.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 21, 2023
Nashville mayoral candidates debate school choice and literacy ahead of runoff vote
Nashville mayoral candidates Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli provided differing views for how to support school choice at the first.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- August 21, 2023
Could a “holistic approach” be the key to accelerating the success of black students in Tennessee?
Tennessee’s black male students statistically lag other demographics in enrolling, persisting, and completing post-secondary education. The State Collaborative on Reforming.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 18, 2023
Dickson educators say student growth should be a key part of a new system to grade public schools
Parents and educators in Dickson kicked off a series of town hall events across the state Tuesday night designed to.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 16, 2023
Intrepid College Prep offers hands-on approach to guiding students on the higher education path
Fifth-graders walking into Intrepid College Prep’s Opportunity Academy Middle School this month will immediately notice something different. Unlike traditional public.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 16, 2023
Longtime Chattanooga coach and administrator honored for distinguished service
For more than two decades, Levar Brown has been proving to himself exactly what he can and cannot do. Along.
- by John Brice, TSSAA
- August 16, 2023