Listen A North Nashville school, Buena Vista Enhanced Option Elementary School, is fighting declining enrollment by trying out some innovative programs. It hopes these will broaden the horizons of the low-income students it’s traditionally served — and also entice wealthier families moving into the neighborhood to give the school a chance.
How One Nashville School Is Adapting To A Gentrifying Neighborhood
To Lower Nashville’s Infant Mortality Rate, Health Officials Will Start Home Visits
Listen Nashville’s public health department will start making home visits to mothers in ZIP codes with high rates of infant mortality. The program, announced Tuesday, is being supported by roughly $1 million a year from the federal government.
Glen Casada’s Top Aide Resigns Amid Allegations Of Offensive Texts And Cocaine Use
A top aide in the Tennessee House resigned Monday evening after a tumultous series of revelations and accusations against him. Some of the accusations could also implicate his boss, House Speaker Glen Casada.
New Tennessee Law Offers Some Caregivers Alternatives To Jail Time
Listen Tennessee has a new law to help families stay together when a parent faces incarceration. The legislation, known as the Primary Caregiver Bill, requires courts to consider options for keeping a parent with their children.
Tennessee’s Struggling Rural Hospitals Seek Outside Help To Restructure
Listen Many rural hospitals across Tennessee are about to get some outside advice on how to restructure. The state has launched a program to help rural hospitals hire outside consultants, after approving $1 million a year as part of the Rural Hospital Transformation Act.
A Farewell To 1100 Broadway, The Tennessean’s Home For 82 Years
Listen 1100 Broadway. For 82 years, it was the center of Nashville journalism. Two daily newspapers — the Banner and The Tennessean — called it home. But as of this week, the building stands dark.
Versify #26: Person, Animal Thing
When we talk about the casualties of war, often the emphasis gets placed on the visible losses, but for the people like Rani Banjarian, a Lebanese international student turned East Nashville Maths teacher, who actually endure those conflicts, the intangible changes are often just as costly.
The Tri-Star State: School Vouchers, Block Grants And Other Big GOP Wins Of 2019
This year’s legislative session has come to an end, and a new wave of Tennessee Republicans scored some big wins during the last couple of weeks. WPLN’s…
Tennessee House Speaker Denies Receiving Racist Texts From Top Aide
Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada is denying that he received racist text messages from his chief of staff. Earlier this week, NewsChannel 5 reported it had obtained texts showing Cade Cothren disparaged African Americans, including using a racial meme in an exchange with Casada. Other texts allegedly show Cothren using a racial epithet and referring […]
Fisk University Breaks Ground On First New Building In Decades
Fisk University breaks ground Friday on a new building for the first time in nearly three decades. School leaders hope it will get the attention of Nashville’s business community on the historically black college and its students.
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