Sales Skyrocket for Phone Pouch Company as In-School Bans Spread
Business is booming at Yondr, a company that produces neoprene pouches to lock up students’ cellphones — a clear sign that.
Report finds Tennessee’s two largest school districts facing more competition for students
A new report by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found both Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Metro Nashville Public Schools are.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- December 13, 2023
Tennessee needs more students to finish higher education to meet job needs, report says
Tennessee’s education system must do more to help minority and economically disadvantaged students earn postsecondary degrees in order to meet.
- by Tonyaa Weathersbee, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- December 13, 2023
Nashville State partners with Tennessee Oncology to create Medical Assistant program
Nashville State Community College is teaming up with nationally recognized healthcare provider Tennessee Oncology to offer its employees a chance.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 13, 2023
40 Years after ‘A Nation at Risk’: What Worked, and Meeting the Challenges Ahead
Forty years ago, the release of A Nation at Risk (ANAR) led to what is known today as the modern.
- by Stephen Bowen, Hoover Education Success Initiative Executive Director
- December 12, 2023
Memphis-Shelby County School leaders unveil plans to move forward without federal COVID funds
Interim Memphis-Shelby County School Superintendent Tutonial “Toni” Williams says her administration is evaluating multiple strategies to move the district forward.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 11, 2023
Jackson-Madison County graduation rate improvement outpaces the state
Jackson-Madison County School System (JMCSS) leaders celebrated the district’s surge in graduation rates outpacing the state’s improvement. From 2021, the.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 11, 2023
Knox Prep leaders have had success serving students of color. Why are these board members working against it?
Three members of the Knox County Board of Education continued to work against efforts to establish a public charter school.
- by Sky Arnold
- December 8, 2023
Rutherford County School Board asks to exclude students learning English from School Letter Grades
Members of the Rutherford County School Board approved a resolution Thursday to ask the state to exclude the achievement scores.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 8, 2023
Sumner County votes to a keep challenged book on shelves after its author reached out in support
Members of the Sumner County School Board voted to keep the book “Hey, Kiddo” on library shelves Tuesday after its.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 7, 2023