Dolly Parton provided books for more than 300 million children. Now, Nashville leaders vow to carry on her legacy with ‘Imagination Library Month’ and initiatives to improve childhood literacy.
A law that could hold back thousands of third graders in Tennessee is getting some revisions, but not as many as educators had hoped for
Some lawmakers, parents and educators had hoped for a host of changes to Tennessee’s third grade retention law before it takes effect this spring. But only a handful of changes are currently moving forward in the state legislature.
A free, Metro-operated pre-K program for low-income families is recruiting more participants and teachers
Childcare costs have ballooned while availability during the pandemic dried up. But a Metro-operated pre-K program that’s free for low-income families still has hundreds of unfilled spots.
Former Gov. Bill Haslam Returns To Public Life With COVID-Related Education Program
For the first time since leaving office early last year, former Gov. Bill Haslam is getting back on the spotlight: He’s launching a program meant to help low-income students learn from those in college.
Nashville’s Pre-K Program Gets ‘Gold Star’ In New Report That Tracks Cities’ Health
Listen Nashville’s pre-K education program has been ranked in the top five among the country’s largest cities by CityHealth, a new initiative by the Beaumont Foundation and Kaiser Permanente. In its second annual report, the organization graded the cities on nine components. The group included pre-K in their study because it believes access to a […]
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