A prominent charter school operator in Nashville has abandoned an effort to open two additional sites. The plan from LEAD Public Schools was rejected this summer by the Metro school board.
LEAD Abandons Charter Applications Amid Stiff Pushback From Nashville’s School Board
Metro Police Have A New Tool Aimed At Preventing The Deadliest Domestic Violence
Listen Overcrowding at one of Nashville’s crisis shelters is actually a good sign to domestic abuse experts. It means a new approach to identifying victims most at risk of being killed by their husbands, wives or former lovers is working. Last year, Nashville police answered more than 17,000 calls reporting abuse by intimate partners — […]
No, You Should Not View The Solar Eclipse From The Interstate
Listen TDOT is discouraging Tennesseans from trying to chase a view of next week’s eclipse on the interstate, whether to dodge clouds or lengthen the viewing time. Emergency responders aren’t sure what to expect, but they’re worried about the potential for gridlock or even chaos.
With High Demand For Hotels, Nashville Sees A Dip In Big Conferences
Listen For all the tourism records being set in Nashville, there is one area that’s lagging behind: The number of large conventions coming to town this fall is lower than in previous years, and tourism leaders say the city’s high hotel demand bears part of the blame.
In The Anti-Union South, Organized Labor’s Promises Run Up Against Fears Of Losing A Good Thing
Listen The United Automobile Workers just can’t seem to get a big win in the South. After years of organizing at a Nissan plant in Mississippi, the vote a week ago went down just like it had twice before at its flagship plant in Smyrna. The UAW claims worker intimidation is a big factor. But […]
MTSU Trains Teachers On How To Guide Students During Solar Eclipse
Listen Unlike in Davidson County, schools in Rutherford will be in session on Monday, Aug. 21. So MTSU is helping teachers in Murfreesboro and surrounding areas prepare their students for the total solar eclipse. The university’s astronomy department has created lesson plans for K-12 teachers. One lesson has students model the distances between the earth, […]
Tennessee Wants To Double Employment Rate For People With Developmental Disabilities
Listen State officials first had to get a good count of Tennesseans with disabilities who’ve been able to hold down a paying job before setting a goal to double the figure in five years. So they surveyed the local agencies that help administer benefits from the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
5 Questions You’ve Been Meaning To Ask About The Total Solar Eclipse, Answered
The eclipse passing over Nashville in less than two weeks seems to have everyone’s attention now. But we know there are some of you out there that still…
Tennessee Agency Responsible For Fighting Gatlinburg Wildfire Says It Did The Best It Could
Listen The state agency responsible for fighting wildfires is defending its handling of the blazes that destroyed more than 2,000 structures in Sevier County last year. The comments from the Tennessee Division of Forestry comes as officials are finally releasing records about the catastrophe, which caused $1 billion dollars in damage and claimed 14 lives. […]
Why British Airways Thinks Renewed Nashville-To-London Service Will Succeed
Listen It took years of courting, a pitch from the Kings of Leon and the promise of economic incentives to lure nonstop flights from London back to Nashville. But two decades after direct-to-London service stopped, executives at British Airways are confident this time it can succeed. Nashville last had nonstop service to London in the […]
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