Heated debate over pride flags in the classroom will continue into next week
Tennessee House members are holding off making the first vote on a controversial bill that would only allow classrooms to.
School districts across the state have property they’re not using. A new bill aims to help public charter schools use them.
The House K-12 Subcommittee advanced legislation that aims to help public charter schools access vacant and underutilized buildings. If passed.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 31, 2024
House Democrats propose “family-first” agenda for the new session
Members of the House Democratic Caucus held a press conference Tuesday to release what they’re calling a “family-first” agenda for.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 31, 2024
Nashville Collegiate Prep expanding its community classroom model to high school students
The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission unanimously approved Nashville Collegiate Prep’s request to continue providing students its community classroom model.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 30, 2024
Students could use the Tennessee Promise in the summer under a bill moving through the House
Representative Ed Butler, R-Rickman, says it was something personal that led him to file House Bill 1803. Butler says his.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 30, 2024
State charter commission unanimously approved renewed charter contract
Earlier this month when schools across Memphis shut down for winter weather, Promise Academy Spring Hill Interim Executive Director Patrick.
- by Reana Gibson
- January 29, 2024
State commission overrules decision to close high performing Nashville public charter school
Sara Vaneel says she chose to enroll her son in Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary School when he was entering kindergarten.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 26, 2024
New state law may hold 700 Nashville fourth-graders back
Even under a best-case scenario, hundreds of Metro-Nashville Public School (MNPS) students will have to repeat the fourth-grade next year.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- January 26, 2024
Lana Skelo Gardner announced as next CEO of Tennesseans for Student Success
Education advocacy organization Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) announced it’s planning a leadership change in May, following the conclusion of.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- January 25, 2024
House members choose not to recommend rejecting federal education funding
Five Tennessee House members who served on last year’s panel that looked into the possibility of rejecting federal education funding.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 25, 2024