At a specially called meeting on Tuesday, the Metro School board voted 5-4 to deny two charter applications from KIPP Academy. Board member Dr. Jo Ann Brannon says she would like to embrace all current schools and those in the pipeline, but wanted to hit pause on the approval of new charters until their financial […]
Nashville’s School Board Acts To Block Charters Citing Unknown Financial Impact
How To Diversify Metro Schools: One Candidate For Mayor Says More Buses, Other Says Cheaper Housing
Listen You could walk into some Nashville schools, where more than 90 percent of students are African-American, and wonder if desegregation ever occurred. Both candidates for mayor identify this as a problem, but they have different ways to address the segregated status of many Nashville schools.
Haslam Defends Outsourcing, Which He Says Has Already Saved Tennessee Millions
Listen Gov. Bill Haslam is defending an effort to outsource more of state government. He says it will cut costs and that’s an essential part of what he does.
Nashville’s Health Care Industry Attracts A Quarter Of All New Jobs; Still, Companies Have Worries
The Nashville region’s health care industry confirmed this week what it’s already been saying for a long time: It is a major economic driver.
Tennessee Muslims Aim To Send Message Of Support With Chattanooga Donation
An interfaith group that promotes relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims is donating just over $22,000 to the families of the victims in last month’s shooting in Chattanooga. The Faith & Culture Center presented the money Monday afternoon to the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga. The brief ceremony took place in the Civil Rights Room of […]
Tennessee Weighs Outsourcing Care of Parks, Rest Stops — Maybe Even Universities
Listen Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration is considering a plan to outsource maintenance of more public buildings, including perhaps state parks, rest areas and university buildings. The move would go much further than Tennessee’s controversial contract with a private firm to manage public office buildings.
Old Hickory Quarry Plan Slowed By Environmental Concerns
Listen Hear the radio version of this story. A proposal to open a limestone rock quarry near Old Hickory Lake has been slowed — but not stopped — by regulators. State and federal inspectors spent the better part of a day walking the 141 acres targeted for mining and a future asphalt and concrete plant. […]
How Megan Barry And David Fox Differ: A City Minimum Wage
Listen During the general election, WPLN asked the candidates to be Nashville’s mayor about insitituting a city minimum wage. With the field narrowed down to two, the chances of raising the minimum wage are a little better with one candidate, while the other argues raising pay will hurt the very people it’s meant to help.
There’s A Unique Feel In Franklin’s Parks — And A $67M Plan To Improve Them
Listen An aggressive $67 million plan for Franklin’s park system envisions new greenways, sports facilities, and a downtown riverwalk in the next decade. But leaders are also trying to maintain what makes Franklin’s existing parks unique: their historic character.
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