Class will not feel the same at Antioch High School this week. Metro Nashville Public Schools is implementing new security measures and says students and staff will spend the week focusing on emotional well-being, mental health support and community building.
Nashville schools rank in the top 10 for recovery since the pandemic, but racial disparities persist
Metro Nashville Public Schools ranks among the top school districts in the country for academic recovery since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Stanford and Harvard.
Nashville has worked to reduce arrests in schools. Will increased police presence reverse that?
The leader of the Juvenile Court is hoping that the higher police presence in Metro Schools doesn’t mean more kids will be arrested.
Metro’s school board will debate dropping mask requirement on Tuesday
Metro Nashville Public Schools is having its first serious discussion about dropping universal mask requirements, which have been in place ever since in-person school resumed.
Nashville Students Will Begin Phasing Back Into Classrooms This Week
It’s been almost a year since Nashville middle and high schoolers have picked up pens and pencils inside of a Metro Nashville Public Schools classroom. The district announced it’ll finally be transitioning those kids back to face-to-face learning on Thursday at a press conference Monday afternoon.
Nashville Kids Will Return To School Buildings — So Long As COVID-19 Progress Continues
Nashville students could soon be returning to in-person classes after promising signs that the pandemic is starting to slow.
In Her First Year, Nashville’s Homegrown Superintendent Tested By Pandemic And Entrenched Challenges
Adrienne Battle grew up in Nashville, graduated from John Overton High School near Brentwood and taught at Dalewood Middle School. “So this is a role that I take very seriously,” she says.
GOP Bill Would Defund Nashville And Memphis Schools For Remaining Virtual
The measure is meant to push school districts to go back to in-person learning — an issue that has had the support from Gov. Bill Lee and other Republicans in the state.
Metro Schools Plans Return To All-Remote Learning After Thanksgiving
Unless Nashville sees a dramatic turnaround, elementary students in Metro Schools will likely be back home learning virtually after Thanksgiving break.
Metro Nashville Public Schools Announces Schedule For Phased Return To Classrooms
Metro Nashville Public Schools has set the dates for Nashville students to begin returning to the classroom in mid-October, and the district is giving families three more days to decide whether to attend in person or remain virtual.
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