For the 2021-2022 academic year, the average cost of tuition and fees was nearly $10,000 per year at universities, and a little less than half that at community and technical colleges.
TSU will give full rides to 100 Nashville students interested in high-demand fields
The scholarships will total up to $9 million.
Waverly’s graduating seniors pay one last visit to the elementary school wiped out by record flood
The goodbye was part of a years long tradition that was interrupted by the deadly flood last August.
Amid a mechanic shortage, one Nashville high school is training students for the automotive repair field
More than 100 high schoolers have graduated from the automotive training program since its inception. Dozens have also been hired by local repair shops.
Black males aren’t graduating with their peers from Tennessee colleges. What are the solutions?
The six-year graduation rate for Black males at public colleges is at least 20 percentage points below the rates of their peers each year, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Mason leaders and Tennessee comptroller reach deal over town’s finances to avert court battle
After concerns from Mason leaders that the town was being set up to fail, an attorney representing Mason says the new agreement puts them in a better position to succeed.
Naomi Judd is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, one day after her death
Seventy-six-year-old Naomi Judd was known for singing alongside her daughter in the music duo, The Judds.
In Mason, a historical pattern of white leaders assuming control of Black towns reemerges
Across the country, at least 19 states have laws allowing them to takeover down-and-out cities. Those laws have been tested in majority-Black towns like Robersonville, North Carolina and Camden, New Jersey.
Nashville judge won’t intervene in the comptroller’s financial takeover of Mason
Mason is a majority Black town with financial woes that dates back to a previous, mostly white administration. Today, the town’s elected officials are mostly Black.
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