Charter Approval May Take Music City Miracle
School board members appear set to deny every proposed public charter school for a fifth straight year.
Educator Jenny Bell Promises Accountability on the MNPS School Board
Bell is challenging Dr. Berthena Nabaa-McKinney to represent families in District 4’s Donelson and Hermitage communities.
School Board Challenger Addresses Safety at Nashville PROPEL Forum
Jennifer Bell faces Dr. Berthena Nabaa-McKinney in the MNPS District 4 primary.
Nashville PROPEL School Board Candidate Forum Hits Disenrollment, Parent Engagement, and Accountability
Metro Nashville Public School (MNPS) District 6 candidates were given the opportunity to answer questions in a public setting on Saturday night.
MNPS Winter Benchmark Assessments Reveal Both Growth and Decline
More than 35,000 students in grades 2 through 9 attempted and completed the assessments, and Stinson noted that MNPS had a 96.9 percent participation rate, despite challenges from Winter Storm Fern.
Chancellor Moskal Ignores Higher Student Performance in Ruling Against LEAD Cameron
The ruling ends LEAD’s challenge of a school rezoning plan.
Nashville High School Students to Start School 20 Minutes Later
The change will move most high school start and dismissal times forward by twenty minutes, and elementary start and dismissal times forward by 10 minutes.
Dozens of Nashville Schools Still Face Power Issues
A spokesperson for Metro Nashville Public Schools says as of Thursday night, 17 schools were still without power, and another eight were experiencing partial outages due to Winter Storm Fern.
Metro Nashville Board of Education Questions Plans to Change School Start Times
One board member questioned whether proposals to change start times truly addressed student needs, while others expressed concerns about busing.
More than Half of LEAD Cameron’s Students Don’t Speak English as a First Language. Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal Just Cleared a Plan to Send Them to a Lower-Performing School
The Davidson County Chancellor issued an order Thursday that clears Metro Nashville Public Schools to move forward with a controversial school rezoning plan for South Nashville and Antioch.
Facility Challenges Force Public Charter School to Close, Despite Outperforming Every Other Donelson Middle School
STRIVE leaders announced Wednesday that they’re planning to close the school at the end of the 2025-26 school year, in part because their building has been sold and the new owners are asking the school to vacate at the end of June.
Consultant says Busing Challenges Limit Changes to Start Times for Metro Nashville Public Schools
The district unveiled three proposals for school start times this week, including one that shifts high school bells by 20 minutes.
Brick Church Middle School’s Proficiency Rates Drop Nearly 50 Percent Following Takeover by Metro Nashville Public Schools
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.
Metro Nashville Public Schools Accused of Hiding Information to Steer Parents Away from a Higher-Performing Public Charter School
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.
Metro Nashville Board of Education Votes to Close Public Charter School That’s Outperforming Most District-Run Schools in Its Area
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.
Nashville Parents Express Support for a Later High School Start Time, but Change Won’t Be Simple
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.
Hispanic Graduation Rates Drop in Nashville Despite Gains for Other Historically Disadvantaged Student Groups
The district’s Hispanic student graduation rate dropped 6.1 percent in the 2024/25 school year to 73.2 percent.
Metro Nashville Public Schools to Consider Changing School Start Times
Metro Nashville Public Schools announced plans for a districtwide review of school start and end times.
Metro Nashville’s Director of Schools Earns ‘Met’ Ratings Across All Evaluation Categories
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.
MNPS District Leaders say International Baccalaureate Program is Making a Difference in Northeast Davidson County
Metro Nashville district leaders say the International Baccalaureate program in the Hunters Lane Cluster is improving student pathways and early postsecondary opportunities in northeast Davidson County.