Listen Tennessee public school students continue to make gains in math, but in reading, the numbers are going in the wrong direction.
TCAP Results Show Tennessee Schools Have A Reading Problem
TCAP Results Show Tennessee Schools Have A Reading Problem
Listen Tennessee public school students continue to make gains in math, but in reading, the numbers are going in the wrong direction.
Candidates To Be Nashville Mayor Love On City’s Latin-Americans
Listen Immigrant voters in Nashville are feeling some new attention this week from the mayoral candidates. Campaign websites, pamphlets and online videos are now appearing in Spanish.
An Old TVA Coal Plant Will Become Google’s Next $600M Data Center
The site of a Tennessee Valley Authority coal plant will soon be home to Google’s next data center. The TVA board voted to shutdown the Widows Creek facility earlier this year.
After Mistrial, Vanderbilt Rape Case Defendants Released On Bond
Two former Vanderbilt football players who were convicted of rape in January have been released from jail. They were set free on bond following the mistrial that was granted Tuesday because a juror failed to disclose that he had been a victim of statutory rape.
Why Nashville’s Mayoral Candidates Are Disclosing Their Sources Of Income
Listen The Nashville mayoral hopefuls had to turn in a form this week to the state that often gets little attention. The statement of interest, as it’s called, requires elected officials and candidates to list where they get their income. The disclosure forms mentioned, for example, that Megan Barry’s spouse works for Vanderbilt. Linda Rebrovick […]
Haslam Says Embattled Tennessee Virtual Academy Will Remain Open
Listen Gov. Bill Haslam says state officials are still deciding whether to appeal the court order keeping open a troubled online school, but he says it’s clear the privately-operated Tennessee Virtual Academy will get at least another year. A Nashville judge ruled earlier this month that the Department of Education misapplied state law when it […]
Judge Grants Mistrial In Case Against Former Vanderbilt Football Players
A mistrial has been granted Tuesday afternoon in the case against two former Vanderbilt football players who were convicted of rape. The judge’s ruling means prosecutors could have to re-try defendants Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey before an entirely new jury.
Haslam Says He Opposes Confederate Symbols But Can’t Remove Them On His Own
Listen Gov. Bill Haslam says he favors removing a bust of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tennessee Capitol. But he says he doesn’t have the authority to do it on his own.
Owner Of I-65 Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue Defiant Over Calls To Block View
Listen The owner of Nashville’s roadside monument to Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest is unmoved by calls to block the view from I-65. The site south of downtown has attracted attention following the Charleston church shootings and the subsequent debate over flying Confederate flags.
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