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.
Report finds the pandemic led parents to permanently leave traditional public schools for public charter schools
It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic greatly disrupted schools across the nation, but a new report finds evidence those disruptions.
- by Firefly Staff
- September 2, 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
How to apply to a public charter school in Tennessee
Deciding which school is best for your child can be an overwhelming task. Fortunately, Tennessee offers a variety of school-choice.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- September 1, 2022
MSCS board picks finance chief Toni Williams as interim superintendent after Joris Ray resignation
The chief financial officer of Memphis-Shelby County Schools will serve as interim superintendent during the search to replace Joris Ray,.
- by Chalkbeat Staff, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- August 30, 2022
Memphis educator named Tennessee’s 2022-23 Teacher of the Year
Fresh from being named Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year for 2022-23, Memphis second-grade educator Melissa Collins credits her family and.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- August 26, 2022
Metro Schools and Beacon Center Spar Over COVID Funding
Metro Nashville Public Schools fired off a scathing response this week to a new Beacon Center report that’s critical of.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 25, 2022
Report: Tennessee’s inflation-adjusted K-12 school spending increases lower than most states
Tennessee’s per-pupil spending on K-12 public school students, amongst the lowest in the country, increased an inflation-adjusted 18% from 2002.
- by By Jon Styf, The Center Square
- August 25, 2022