Opponents of Knox Prep continue to provide resistance seven months after its approval
Multiple members of the Knox County Board of Education who unsuccessfully opposed Knoxville Preparatory School’s approval in April, are continuing.
Tennessee SCORE releases recommendations to support public charter schools and improve student pathways to employment
When the founders of Nashville Classical proposed the new public charter school in 2013, acquiring facilities was a huge challenge..
- by Sky Arnold
- December 6, 2023
Study Shows Benefits of Holding 3rd Graders Back, but Few Are Being Retained
Underperforming Indiana third graders who are held back show significant progress for the next five years, a research study has.
- by Wayne D’Orio, The 74
- December 6, 2023
Memphis public charter school approved for expansion in Frayser community
Tennessee’s first Montessori public charter school is expanding its personalized learning approach to more students in the Frayser community of.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 5, 2023
American Math Scores Fall on International Test — But Many Other Countries Suffered More
Math achievement tumbled for American 15-year-olds between 2018 and 2022, according to the latest results from the Program for International.
- by Kevin Mahnken, The 74
- December 5, 2023
Report finds Memphis public charter schools are doing more with less funding
A new report by the University of Arkansas found Memphis families are getting a slightly higher performance from their education.
- by tennessee-firefly-staff
- December 4, 2023
House Education Chair supports accountability, opposes “pop-up schools” benefiting from private school scholarship plan
When Governor Bill Lee unveiled his proposed program to offer taxpayer funded private-school scholarships Tuesday, Tennessee House Education Administration Chair.
- by Sky Arnold
- December 1, 2023
Some social studies teachers wary as national conference meets in increasingly censored Tennessee
About 3,500 social studies teachers converge on Nashville this weekend for their annual national conference, but not without some pushback.
- by marta-w-aldrich-chalkbeat-tennessee
- November 30, 2023
Metro Nashville School Board votes to close one of northeast Nashville’s highest performing elementary schools
Jauana Luiz Cruz says the transition of moving to Nashville from Mexico was a huge challenge for her elementary school.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 30, 2023
Memphis-Shelby County School Board approves expansion to its second oldest public charter school
The Memphis-Shelby County School Board approved an expansion request Tuesday night for one the district’s oldest public charter schools. Under.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 30, 2023