The new website will give people access to hit-and-run data, crash findings and whether their neighborhood is particularly vulnerable for a collision.
Displaced East Nashville mobile home tenants win compensation after a monthslong fight
More than 20 Dickerson Pike mobile home park tenants have tentatively won compensation from W.C. Mobile Homes’ developer, but will still move out of the East Nashville park by year’s end.
‘If we don’t redo the funding, a formula is just a formula’: Tennessee gets feedback on the future of school funding
In town halls across the state, one point was made again and again: It’s not just a new formula that’s needed, but more money.
Tennessee’s high school graduation rate slides for second straight year
Before the pandemic, Tennessee’s high school graduation rate was on an upward trend since 2013. And in 2019, the state set a record-high with 89.7% of students earning a high school diploma within four years.
Tennessee revises its enforcement of law prohibiting classroom discussions about race and bias
It’s part of legislation passed this spring to limit classroom discussions around racism, white privilege and unconscious bias.
‘I’m not asking for a handout’: Metro School support staff say they’re overworked and underpaid
Paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers and bus drivers testified during Nashville’s most recent school board meeting that they are stretched thin.
Metro hits pause on Jefferson Street cap project after community pushback
The Jefferson Street Cap project hopes to reverse the economic harm done by the construction of Interstate 40 and make way for more green space and foot traffic. But this month, public forums about a future land bridge in North Nashville have been postponed.
New report says: Greatest barrier to internet isn’t broadband but cost
Nearly four out of 10 households in Tennessee can’t afford internet according to a new report by national nonprofit Education Super Highway. The group found that the main barrier isn’t the availability of broadband, but the cost.
Nashville mobile home owners went weeks without stable housing after accepting their landlord’s relocation offer
Several residents moved out early on the condition that their landlord would provide a new place to park and live. But some say they’ve ended up in a worse situation.
Metro School employees petition for better work conditions amid widespread burnout
Nashville school employees are putting pressure on the district for better work conditions. This school year has been rife with staffing shortages that they say have exhausted those still working.