A group of students wrote an open letter to city leaders expressing fear in the wake of recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in South Nashville.
Education tops city spending proposal as mayor’s budget goes to Metro Council review
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell said that education is the city’s biggest investment during his State of Metro address last week.
Here’s how two Nashville teachers are supporting immigrant students amid worries about growing absenteeism
Amid the Trump administration’s crackdown, two Nashville teachers say they have seen a rise in absences among their immigrant students and are working to support them.
Students ask University of Tennessee, Knoxville to denounce political interference in higher education
A University of Tennessee student is asking her school to sign a national letter denouncing political interference in higher education.
Tennessee foreign exchange programs worry about impact of student visa revocations
Foreign exchange programs in Tennessee are worried that Trump Administration policies could have a chilling effect on students looking to travel to the U.S.
ACLU asks court to block Rutherford County’s school board from banning more books
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three anonymous families and an organization supporting the free expression of writers, called PEN America. Thirty-two members of PEN America have had a total of 53 books banned or restricted by the Rutherford County school board.
Thousands more TN students would eat free in school under new bill
A bill moving through the statehouse would expand free school meals to thousands more Tennessee students.
A group of adults failed the TCAP test. TN third graders can be held back for doing the same.
TCAP testing begins Monday. For Tennessee third graders and their families, the standardized test comes with a lot of pressure.
New report shows how Nashville could better connect classroom learning with job opportunities
A new report stresses the importance of expanding career technical education for high schools students as Nashville grows.
Tennessee doesn’t have enough school counselors. Here’s how that impacts students.
A shortage of qualified professionals means the average school counselor in Tennessee is juggling about 429 students — nearly double what’s recommended.
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