Rutherford County School Board elects Shelia Bratton as new chair
Rutherford County School Board members voted Shelia Bratton to be the new board chair Tuesday evening, replacing former chair Tammy.
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
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
Denied proposed public charter schools make their appeal to the state this week
Proposed public charter schools have not found an easy road to approval in Tennessee this year. Local school boards approved.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 28, 2023
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.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 24, 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