The ruling is a win for Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who has been pushing for school vouchers.
Amid a mechanic shortage, one Nashville high school is training students for the automotive repair field
More than 100 high schoolers have graduated from the automotive training program since its inception. Dozens have also been hired by local repair shops.
At the statehouse: A big money week, plus a new criminal justice bill
The end is near. This week, state lawmakers completed the one task they are constitutionally bound do every year: the budget.
Tennessee lawmakers’ targeting of transgender athletes runs afoul of the federal administration
Tennessee lawmakers have set themselves on a collision course with the federal government over whether transgender women should be able to compete in sports with cisgender women.
At the Statehouse: House members slapped with subpoenas, pipeline bill slides through Senate, education overhaul inches forward
Spring is finally here, and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up. There’s drama at the Capitol.
Tech jobs are coming, but are we ready?
Reporter Damon Mitchell joins This Is Nashville to talk about the coming wave of tech jobs and discuss whose responsibility it is to get a workforce up to speed.
Tennessee’s proposed education funding formula passes the first of many tests
Tennessee Republicans moved the education funding formula, called TISA, past its first subcommittee stop in the House. It’s expected to fund students starting at a little under $7,000 per pupil.
Unlike other big districts, Nashville schools won’t get much of a boost under the state’s proposed funding model. Here’s why.
Under the proposed school funding formula, Nashville schools are projected to receive about $12.6 million in additional state money, while similar large, urban school systems are set to receive more than double that amount.
A Nashville program turns native Spanish speakers into teachers, building community and economic empowerment in the process
Voces de Nashville hopes to connect more English-speaking residents with the city’s growing Latino population, while expanding job opportunities for historically marginalized women.
What’s new about Tennessee’s proposed school funding formula? The ‘main character’ is now the student.
The proposed legislation still has a long way to go as it makes its way through both chambers and onto the governor’s desk. But, WPLN Education Reporter Juliana Kim tells This Is Nashville, the $9 billion funding formula stands to redirect the way schools are currently supporting students.
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