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Tennessee Health Commissioner On Alert, But Thinks Ebola Risk Is Low

emily west

October 7, 2014

Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner says he doesn’t want Tennesseans to panic when they travel, and he wants them to pay attention to the facts about the disease.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Ebola, Tennessee Department of Health

Nashville Immigrants Ask What To Expect From Mayor Dean’s Office of New Americans

emily west

October 2, 2014

Nashville mayor Karl Dean allowed immigrants and any Nashvillian to ask questions and make suggestions for his Office New Americans Advisory Council in his office.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Karl Dean, Metro Government, Office of New Americans, TIRRC

What Can Modern Day Business Leaders Learn From Confederate Failures At The Battle of Franklin?

emily west

September 26, 2014

A new job training from Vanderbilt has Tennessee business leaders learning from the mistakes of Confederate generals in the Civil War.

Filed Under: History, WPLN News Tagged With: Battle of Franklin, Business, Civil War history, Confederate generals

Survey Says Common Core Support Drops Drastically Among Tennessee Teachers

emily west

September 24, 2014

Teacher opinion of Common Core education standards has declined since this time last year.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Common Core, Kevin Huffman, Tennessee Education, Vanderbilt University

Playing To Win: Sounds Owner Says Switch to Oakland A’s Is The Best Move

emily west

September 23, 2014

The Nashville Sounds sealed the deal today, becoming the farm team for the Oakland A’s.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Major League Baseball, Nashville Sounds, Oakland A's, Triple A

Haslam’s Invitation-Only Education Summit Aims To Moderate Tone For Legislative Session

emily west

September 18, 2014

Anti-Common Core protesters rallied outside of Governor Bill Haslam’s invitation-only summit on education Thursday. Inside, the governor attempted to quiet critics of the education standards and other recent reforms.

Filed Under: WPLN News

Unclear If Common Core Will Be Discussed At Gov. Haslam’s Education Summit, But Protests Still Planned

emily west

September 17, 2014

The governor’s office would not provide any specific details of topics or potential speakers on the agenda for Gov. Bill Haslam’s education summit this week.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Gov. Bill Haslam, Tennessee Education

MTSU Enrollment Decline Causes Funding Cuts, Worries About Tennessee Promise

emily west

September 17, 2014

MTSU’s decline in enrollment has professors worrying this is foresight into the future, and it has administrators cutting millions from the academic budget.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Brad Bartel, Enrollment decline, Higher Education, MTSU, Tennessee Board of Regents, Tennessee Promise

Entire Congressional Delegation Invited To Tour Charter Schools, Even Those With None In Their Districts

emily west

September 5, 2014

One charter school advocacy group is offering tours to Tennessee’s Congressional delegation, even though most of their districts don’t have any charters.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: charter school, Diane Black, STEM Prep

Low Number of Veterans Turn Out for Nashville Town Hall Meeting

emily west

August 29, 2014

Low numbers of veterans asked questions at today’s town hall meeting hosted by the Veterans Affairs Regional Office in downtown Nashville today.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville VA, VA Town Hall Meeting

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