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A Tennessee Firefly analysis of the state’s School Report Card, released this week, found that student performance dropped in every subject once MNPS took over the school in the 2024-25 school year.
355 schools across the state received an overall A letter grade, compared to 290 last year.
Board attorneys argue that election officials had no authority to place the terms of five school board members up for re-election two years early.
Members failed to approve a $7.2 million contract with ABM Industries to clean all district buildings in the region for the 2026 calendar year.
Among the improvements planned for the school are modernized classrooms and learning spaces, a new gymnasium, and an upgraded cafeteria.
District leadership successfully nominated 12 people to serve on the committee, including Knoxville NAACP President Rev. Sam Brown, who spoke out against the concept of charter schools in 2023 , as causing “serious harm” to public schools.
LEAD Public Schools filed a motion for contempt against Metro Nashville Public Schools on Thursday, alleging the district is hiding information from parents in South Nashville to steer their children away from attending LEAD Cameron Middle School.
Members of the Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Board of Education voted unanimously against renewing Knowledge Academy at The Crossings' charter for another 10 years on Tuesday night.
MNPS staff told school board members Tuesday night that 67 percent of the more than 16,000 respondents in an online survey supported adjusting high school start times.
Thursday night, school board members voted 6-3 to appoint Rev. Sam Brown and 11 others to the district’s Charter Review Committee.
If approved, the proposed Music City Academy would serve up to 500 high school students in Nashville with a team-centered, career-connected learning model that utilizes athletics and multiple career and technical education (CTE) paths.
The district estimates that expanding busing to more students by reducing the parent responsibility zone could increase costs by $9.7 million to $20.5 million.
The proposed policy priority is in response to legislation state lawmakers considered earlier this year that would allow school districts the option of refusing to enroll undocumented children or charging them tuition.
A member of the Irish girls’ state championship-qualifying team, Ava Holmes initially thought some lingering back pain late this summer likely stemmed from perhaps too many golf swings and not enough stretches.
The Forge School posted a note to supporters this week, announcing that leaders are no longer planning to apply in 2026, in part due to challenges in raising start-up funding.
The Montgomery County Commission appointed Crosslin last week to fill the vacant District 3 seat, but she abruptly resigned before Tuesday’s meeting.
Last month, commissioners voted to put all nine school board seats on the ballot in 2026, including five board members elected last year who would now face re-election two years early.
Board members approved a new policy that requires the district to ensure cell phones are securely stored during the school day and provides high school students with access during lunch.
Montgomery County Commissioners voted 11 to 8 to appoint a Republican nominee to the board in a move that at least one commissioner felt was influenced by political parties.
The district’s Hispanic student graduation rate dropped 6.1 percent in the 2024/25 school year to 73.2 percent.
The Knox County School Board is weighing whether to take a formal stance against a revived bill that could allow Tennessee districts to deny undocumented students a free public education.
Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Nashville Public Education Foundation recognized 24 public school teachers and one Pre-K educator as 2025 Blue Ribbon Teachers at a ceremony on Thursday.
Metro Nashville Public Schools announced plans for a districtwide review of school start and end times.
Nashville’s newest public charter school, The Rock Academy, is set to open next fall as Tennessee’s first “opportunity charter school,” a model dedicated to re-engaging at-risk youth who have faced significant barriers to education.
An evaluation team of board members used student growth, proficiency, attendance, and other areas to rate Dr. Battle across four evaluation categories, including literacy, numeracy, social-emotional learning (SEL), and transitions.
The Memphis-Shelby County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to expand bus eligibility for all students, citing attendance declines and safety concerns amid recent ICE and National Guard activity in Memphis.
Shelby County Commissioners voted 8–4 to override Mayor Lee Harris’ veto and put all nine Memphis-Shelby County School Board seats on the ballot in 2026.
The Tullahoma City School Board voted unanimously Monday to restrict classroom flags and displays to curriculum-related materials, ending weeks of debate centered on the presence of Pride flags in local schools.
The Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board narrowly voted down a resolution opposing House Bill 793, legislation that would allow Tennessee school districts to deny undocumented children a free public education.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools is proposing a sweeping consolidation plan that would merge or close several campuses across the city, saving more than $6 million in the first year