Tennessee lawmakers have been smack dab in the middle of the national hoopla about bans limiting what can be discussed about race and gender in public schools. But during the most recent school years, only one complaint was filed, and it was denied.
Despite teacher shortage, ‘the joy of knowing my students’ motivates this Nashville educator
With less than a week before Metro students return to class, the district is still filling roughly 190 teaching positions. And the vacancy rate is even higher among teachers for English language learners.
Public education advocates want Nashville to be known as a great place for kids, not just tourists
One of Nashville’s biggest public school advocate groups are asking Metro officials to make bigger moves to support local students. The Nashville Public Education Foundation wants the city to create what’s called a child opportunity index.
As Tennessee school districts make backup plans to tackle teacher shortage, the underlying issues remain
There are hundreds of teacher vacancies across Middle Tennessee and more than 2,000 across the state.
Some Tennessee high school grads could catch a break on tuition this fall. Here’s how.
Nearly 40% of Tennessee high school seniors who take steps to enroll in college don’t follow through in the fall due to high tuition costs and other barriers.
Test scores are improving in Nashville and Rutherford schools. But racial and economic achievement gaps remain.
According to the Tennessee Department of Education, English language arts “proficiency gains were reflected in all tested grades.”
Gov. Lee is facing bipartisan backlash after leaked footage shows his education advisor making disparaging remarks about teachers
Gov. Lee did not disavow comments from his education advisor Larry Arnn, who said teachers are trained in the ‘dumbest parts of dumbest colleges’ and mocked diversity and inclusion efforts. Now, teachers across Tennessee are demanding an apology.
Enrollment decline may continue for many Tennessee community colleges
Education leaders say inflation and the pandemic have made college less affordable for students.
Report: Latinos are least likely to go to college after graduating high school in Tennessee
The college-going rate for Latinos is 35%, as of 2021. It’s the lowest of any other racial group.
Tennessee’s decision to freeze tuition hikes could keep more students in college next school year
For the 2021-2022 academic year, the average cost of tuition and fees was nearly $10,000 per year at universities, and a little less than half that at community and technical colleges.
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