Nashville charter schools playing a prominent role in Reward school recognition
Public charter schools are playing a prominent role in Nashville’s recognition for improved academic performance. The Tennessee Department of Education.
Parents tell state charter commissioners English Learners need the option of a different approach
The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission heard from both parents and students Thursday morning who feel Southeast Nashville has a.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- September 9, 2022
State commission hears from supporters of denied Nashville public charter schools
More than twenty speakers addressed the commission in both hearings including parents with young children in tow pleading for an.
- by Mallory Ray
- September 8, 2022
Can apprenticeships help alleviate teacher shortages? Tennessee embraces a new way of helping aspiring teachers get paid while earning a degree
In January, Tennessee announced that it was expanding its “grow your own programs” to recruit and train teachers by developing.
- by Javeria Salman, The The Hechinger Report
- September 8, 2022
New Memphis school board member Keith Williams is still head of a teachers union. Is that a conflict of interest?
The chair of the Memphis Shelby County Schools board wants newly elected member Keith Williams to relinquish his post as.
- by Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- September 7, 2022
Historically disadvantaged students succeeding at Nashville’s public charter schools
An analysis of TNReady data by the Nashville Charter Collaborative found public charter schools are serving a higher percentage of.
- by Sky Arnold
- September 7, 2022
First Lady Jill Biden visiting Knoxville school Monday
First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will be stopping in Knoxville for the first day.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- September 7, 2022
Actress Reese Witherspoon Helps Bring Mentorship Program to Nashville Schools
Step Up, a mentorship nonprofit founded in 1998, announced they are expanding their operations to Nashville after Music City native,.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- September 2, 2022
State Commission sides with charter schools most of the time but isn’t a rubber stamp
This fall a little-known state board could play a huge role in expanding school choice options for parents across the.
- by Sky Arnold
- September 1, 2022
Contest encourages students to spend 273 thousand minutes reading
Each summer students from across Tennessee take part in a competition that takes place in chairs, bedrooms, libraries, and even.
- by Sky Arnold
- September 1, 2022