New report finds charters deliver more bang for the buck than district schools
Public charter schools are more productive than traditional school districts in terms of their ability to translate a given level.
Nashville, Shelby County withdraw challenge to Tennessee private school voucher law after long fight
Nashville and Shelby County governments have pulled out of their more than 3-year-old legal dispute with the state over a.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- November 17, 2023
Pell Grants fail to keep up with rising costs Tennessee students face
Federal Pell Grants, awarded to students demonstrating exceptional financial need, have not kept pace with the rising costs of higher.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- November 17, 2023
Frayser shooting sparks calls for change at Memphis-Shelby County School Board meeting
Memphis-Shelby County School Board member Stephanie Love took a moment during Tuesday evening’s meeting to address the recent shootings in.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 17, 2023
Lawmakers use time in between federal funding hearings to tour innovative Nashville public charter school
State Senators Jon Lundbeg, R-Brisol, and Bill Powers, R-Clarksville, and Representative William Slater, R-Hendersonville, utilized their downtime in between federal.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 16, 2023
Student environmental organization urges Metro Nashville School Board take climate change action
Students from Nashville’s chapter of the Sunrise Movement urged members of the Metro Nashville Board of Education to be more.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 16, 2023
State taskforce wraps up hearings with the first speakers to encourage Tennessee to reject federal education dollars
Over the course of 6 meetings, state lawmakers on the Joint Working Group on Federal Education Funding have heard testimony.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 16, 2023
Senate leader doesn’t expect Tennessee to reject federal money for students
A leader of the panel exploring whether Tennessee can reject federal education funding says he doesn’t expect the state to.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- November 16, 2023
Memphis families urge state charter commission to keep Promise Academy Spring Hill open
Shirley Quinn says Promise Academy Spring Hill’s name played an important role in why she chose to enroll her granddaughter.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 15, 2023
Tenn. hearings on federal school funding leave out parents and local advocacy groups
A legislative panel exploring whether Tennessee should reject federal funding for its K-12 students isn’t allowing public testimony from Tennesseans.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- November 15, 2023