A campaign rally for Hillary Clinton at Fisk University was crowded despite the start of Thanksgiving break. Fisk students were joined by hundreds from Vanderbilt, Belmont and Tennessee State University to welcome the Democratic front-runner.
Metro Board To Let State Run KIPP Schools
The Metro School Board will let the state run two charter schools that had been rejected locally but then approved on appeal last month. On a split vote of 4-4, the panel voted last night to have the Tennessee Board of Education run two schools that will be operated by KIPP Nashville. Board member Anna Shepherd […]
Nashville Steps Up School Bus Driver Recruitment As Shortage Leaves Students Stranded
Metro Schools is desperate in the face of a disruptive shortage of bus drivers. The district’s transportation department is attending job fairs at a time when so many positions are unfilled, students are showing up late to school.
Metro Considers Options To Keep School Bus Drivers From Leaving
Metro Schools needs bus drivers in a bad way. The district holds a job fair Wednesday in order to fill 150 openings — more than a quarter of its positions. Tuesday night, chief operating officer Fred Carr told the school board he suspects the shortage is caused by competition from surrounding districts that pay slightly […]
Barry Keeps Busy Schedule On First Weekend As Nashville’s Mayor
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry says she will act as “the closer” when the school board finds its new superintendent. During her first weekend in office, she attended the board’s retreat and applauded them for a decision to actively recruit candidates instead of waiting for the right person to turn in a resume. “They may be […]
Metro School Board Threatens To Withhold Payment To Superintendent Search Firm
The Metro school board will pay a Chicago-based superintendent search firm the full $45,000 fee, despite failing to have a new director in place. Wednesday night, board member Will Pinkston suggested the district shouldn’t pay the remaining half that was owed since Mike Looney turned down the job in July and stayed in Williamson County.
Nashville’s School Board Acts To Block Charters Citing Unknown Financial Impact
At a specially called meeting on Tuesday, the Metro School board voted 5-4 to deny two charter applications from KIPP Academy. Board member Dr. Jo Ann Brannon says she would like to embrace all current schools and those in the pipeline, but wanted to hit pause on the approval of new charters until their financial […]
Williamson County Will Warn Gun Carriers When Schools Are Using Parks
Williamson County’s school district plans to put up temporary signs banning firearms in local parks when students are on site. The school board voted Wednesday in a special-called meeting to spend as much as $6,000 on moveable signage.
Nashville Tire Repair Shops In Demand With Weather-Damaged Roads
Tennessee highway officials are asking drivers to bear with them until they can get to all of the potholes caused by recent rains and freezing temperatures. TDOT is calling the situation a “worse case” scenario.
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