Williamson County Representative takes district debate on banning pride flags to the state
A heated debate at recent Williamson County School Board meetings will be moving to the Tennessee General Assembly next year..
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association approves change to allows church-related schools to join
The association that oversees middle and high school sports in Tennessee will now allow church-related schools to become members. The.
- by Reana Gibson
- December 19, 2023
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
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
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
Governor Lee unveils statewide program to allow families to use taxpayer dollars to attend private school
Arieale Munson says the private school her 12-year-old son Steven attends in Memphis is putting him on the path to.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 29, 2023
Governor Lee to propose statewide expansion to program allowing families to use taxpayer money to attend private schools
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee plans to unveil the details of a proposed statewide expansion to the Education Savings Account (ESA).
- by Sky Arnold
- November 27, 2023