Nashville’s students of color face an achievement gap. These board members just voted down every plan to address it.
MNPS Board of Education members voted down five proposed public charter schools.
MNPS continues to overstate the cost of public charter schools. Can any proposed this year get a fair vote?
The Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Board of Education hasn’t approved a new public charter school since members voted in.
- by Sky Arnold
- July 23, 2024
Board of Education turns down expansion of Nashville charter network that’s outperforming comparable schools
Last year LEAD Public Schools turned to one of Metro-Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) most successful principals to head up the.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 25, 2024
LEAD Public Schools proposes creating K-12 school pipelines with two new elementary schools
LEAD Public Schools has been providing families in Nashville with a school choice option since founder Jeremy Kane started LEAD.
- by Reana Gibson
- April 23, 2024
House advances plan to help make vacant property available to public charter schools
Members of the House Education Administration Committee advanced proposed legislation Wednesday to help public charter schools access school buildings that.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 8, 2024
LEAD Public Schools names prominent Metro Nashville Public Schools principal to key leadership role
Two years ago, Dr. Ricki Gibbs featured prominently in WPLN’s Peabody award winning series the Promise, in an episode that.
- by Sky Arnold
- May 3, 2023
Academic gains propel LEAD Neely’s Bend out of the state’s Achievement School District
LEAD Public Schools announced LEAD Neely’s Bend will be the first public charter school in Nashville to exit the state-run.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 27, 2023
Tennessee could see nearly two dozen new public charter schools proposed next year
School districts across the state received 23 letters of intent this month for applications to open new public charter schools.
- by Sky Arnold
- December 19, 2022