Commissioner Reynolds Makes the Case for Investments in Teacher Raises, Summer Learning Camps, and Education Freedom Scholarships
Governor Lee is proposing $339 million in new K-12 spending.
Knox Prep Cites Students’ Academic Welfare in Decision to Close
Knox Prep faces challenges across multiple fronts, including enrollment.
Sen. Blackburn Expresses Support for Public Charter Schools and Open Enrollment
In an exclusive interview, Blackburn expressed support for removing tuition requirements for out-of-district students and charter school funding.
Governor Lee Proposes $155 Million to Double the Number of Education Freedom Scholarships
Lee said demand warrants the investment in what’s expected to be a tighter budget year to expand the number of scholarships to 40,000.
House Democrats oppose legislation to support economically disadvantaged students in their districts
State Representative Justin Jones, D-Nashville, represents a district that touches four school clusters with some of the highest performing public charter schools in Nashville.Those charters in east and southeast Nashville include a dozen that outscored the average grade district run public schools received in their cluster on the state’s School Letter Grades assessment. The remaining public charter schools scored equal to the cluster average and 40 percent of the Reward schools in these four clusters are charters.