On Monday, dozens of educators caravanned through downtown Nashville calling for schools to stay closed until counties had no new cases for two weeks. Their intended audience is Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee, who has left the decision to resume in-person classes to individual districts.
Many Tennessee Teachers Fear A Return To The Classroom, And Some Are Even Quitting
Plans for the upcoming semester have been changing by the week for Middle Tennessee school districts. And now that in-person classes are imminent for many districts, teachers are facing their concerns about the coronavirus. And some of them are giving up their jobs.
Masks Required In Rutherford County Schools, But The Board Is Unsure About Reopening
Rutherford County Schools will require masks for everyone inside buildings in the coming year after a unanimous school board vote Tuesday. Yet whether in-person classes will even happen is still undetermined.
Wilson County School Board Rejects Mask Mandate For In-Person Classes
The Wilson County Board of Education voted to reject a mask mandate at a meeting on Thursday evening. The district is one of the many trying to figure out how to reopen safely.
Nashville Schools Planning Support For Students With Disabilities, English Language Learners
There have been lingering questions about how to engage students with disabilities and English-language learners as Metro Nashville Public Schools prepares for an all-virtual start to the semester.
Vanderbilt Professors Call For More Flexible Campus Reopening Policies
Hundreds of professors at Vanderbilt University are calling for a greater say in the way administrators reopen campus in the fall. The faculty members created a petition asking for a default distance learning policy — along with a list of what they consider achievable demands.
Rutherford County Schools Will Offer In-Person Classes Despite Surging Coronavirus Cases
The Rutherford County Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday night for a return to traditional classes beginning in August. The plan also allows parents to choose remote learning for their students, but they must commit to sticking with that option for the full semester.
Nashville Parents Will Likely Choose Between Remote And In-Person Classes In The Fall
Parents and teachers with Metro Nashville Public Schools will need to adjust to an unusual school year in the fall. The district says one possibility is letting parents pick between enrolling their kids in remote or in-person classes.
Nashville Teachers Say They’re Being Left Out Of Planning To Reopen Schools
Nashville’s teachers union is pushing back against the city’s plan to reopen schools in the fall. The union says it’s happy education officials are thinking about the safety of students and employees, but that there wasn’t enough teacher involvement in the planning process.
Nashville High School Doing More Than Ever To Help Students Enter College, Despite Coronavirus Barriers
It’s tough helping students enroll in college and getting them to stay there — even under normal circumstances. Add a pandemic to the mix on top of decades of education inequality, and expanding higher education access has become that much harder for student advocates.
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