Listen Pearl-Cohn High School in Nashville wants 100 percent of its seniors to apply for Tennessee Promise this fall before the Nov. 2 deadline. But it’s also aware that the goal is just step one in a long process of getting students onto campus next fall. As of last Wednesday, only 28 out of about […]
One Nashville High School Is Tracking Down Every Senior To Sign Up For Tennessee Promise
Music Row’s Future At Stake As Community Meetings Search For Compromise
Listen Nashville’s Music Row is trying to agree on a plan for its future — a tricky process that must navigate competing interests. Nearly eight months ago, the Metro Planning Commission declared a temporary halt on dense development of the Row, and a public meeting that drew about 50 people Monday night to begin the […]
Women’s Suffrage Monument Taking Shape As Organizers Try To Decide Where To Put It
A memorial to the women who fought for the vote in Tennessee nearly a hundred years ago will get an unveiling of sorts this week. The monument has been four years in the making, and its final home still hasn’t been determined. In 1920, by a margin of just one vote, this state’s legislature became […]
Wasserman Schultz Touts Democrats’ Record At Jackson Day Dinner (Slideshow)
Listen An estimated 500 Tennessee Democrats turned out Friday night for the state party’s annual Jackson Day dinner. Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, delivered the keynote address. She highlighted the party’s support for family leave, equal pay legislation, abortion rights and health coverage. “The Republican Party doesn’t know […]
Chattanooga Reclaims Crown For Tennessee’s Fastest Internet, With 10-Gigabit Speeds
Listen Call it a battle of internet speeds. The public utility in Chattanooga is now offering 10-gigabit internet, which is 10 times faster than Google Fiber and AT&T Gigapower and five times faster than Comcast’s speediest option. In 2010, when Chattanooga’s power company, EPB, started offering gigabit speed, it touted itself as the first city in […]
What Tennessee Is Doing To Rescue Falling Reading Scores
Listen Tennessee reading scores have been going down, even as students improve in math and science. The remedy proposed by state education officials is laser-focused on comprehension.
Sanders, Clinton Supporters Say Past Week Has Helped Them In Tennessee
If you were looking for Democrats Friday night, the place to be was OZ Arts Nashville. That’s where the Tennessee Democratic Party held its annual Jackson Day dinner, and supporters of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were on the prowl for new volunteers.
Nashville Protest Urges Democrats To Hold More Debates
Listen About 70 demonstrators are planning to gather Friday night outside the Tennessee Democratic Party’s big annual fundraiser. But their beef isn’t with the state party. It’s with the main speaker, Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
State Green-Lights Two Charter Schools Denied By Metro. Now What?
Listen The Tennessee Board of Education entered uncharted territory Friday morning, when it voted unanimously to open a pair of charter schools that had been denied by the Nashville school board in August.
After Confusion, Nashville Now Identifying Public Properties For Community Gardens
Listen Nashville has made a move to legitimize its community vegetable gardens. While it had been unclear whether Metro public land could be used, the city is now pointing gardeners to ideal places to sow their seeds.
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