The jury’s decision to convict Travis Reinking of four counts of murder marked an end to a painful chapter. But for the families who lost loved ones, it isn’t over. It won’t ever really be. They still have to live with their grief.
Mother of Waffle House shooting victim tries to find hope through her sorrow after the trial
How Nashville’s community land trust aims to preserve housing affordability and build generational wealth
An affordable housing initiative launched a little over four years ago has recently finished its first property built for low- and moderate-income buyers. Nashville’s fledgling community land trust is aiming to create permanent affordable housing and help families build equity.
This week at the statehouse: McNally gets COVID, a state supreme court pick is confirmed, Dems ask for more college polling sites
The 112th Tennessee General Assembly is nearly a quarter of the way through, and there’s a lot to catch up on. Here’s a roundup of some of what happened during week five at the capitol.
A top researcher says it’s time to rethink our entire approach to preschool
Dale Farran has been studying early childhood education for half a century. Yet her most recent scientific publication has made her question everything she thought she knew. “It really has required a lot of soul-searching, a lot of reading of the literature to try to think of what were plausible reasons that might account for […]
Rethinking The Police Academy: Why are many departments still using military-style training when research suggests it’s not the best option?
Recent shootings by police have raised questions about how officers are trained. But those conversations have mostly focused on the classes recruits take, not the environment in which they learn.
Governor’s partnership with conservative Hillsdale College draws side-eye from public education advocates
Public education advocates in Tennessee believe using taxpayer dollars to fund charter school expansion is a bad idea. But that’s exactly what Governor Bill Lee proposed budget would do.
Nashville schools may soon lift their mask mandate
Metro Schools is one of only a few Tennessee districts with a universal masking policy. But a sharp decline in COVID infections has officials weighing whether to end it.
Rethinking The Police Academy: Nashville’s police department wants to diversify, but its training program has failed many women and people of color
About 1,000 police recruits didn’t complete in recent years. Despite the department’s desire to diversify the force, women and people of color dropped out at the highest rates.
Certification costs stand between some rural students and a career in healthcare. Now there’s a grant for that.
At Jackson State Community College, students are completing the four-month EKG program, but not everyone is taking the certification test. It costs about $100, and financial aid doesn’t cover it.
Fort Campbell flies Black Hawk helicopters — without pilots — for the first time
The Army’s first automated flight of an unmanned and unarmed Black Hawk helicopter took place at Fort Campbell over the weekend. The system known as ALIAS flew for a half hour while navigating the imaginary towers of downtown Manhattan.
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