Nashville may have more kids in summer school than ever — and the plan is that everyone will be invited. Metro Schools will offer in-person learning throughout the month of June, according to an announcement on Thursday.
Metro Schools Staff And Educators Begin Receiving Long-Awaited COVID-19 Vaccinations
Nashville educators began receiving their first doses of the long-awaited COVID vaccine over the weekend. They were administered by health care workers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. About 1,000 Metro Nashville Public Schools employees had appointments.
Middle Tennessee Districts Taking More Snow Days, And MNPS Adjusts Return Schedule
Nashville students who are transitioning to in-person learning will spend a few extra days outside of the classroom due to “continued hazardous road conditions.” Metro Nashville Public Schools will be closed for another snow day on Thursday, then temporarily shift to all-virtual learning on Friday.
As A Nashville Teacher Welcomes Back Students, There’s Joy And Jitters In The Classroom
Metro Schools is one of two Tennessee districts that have been mostly virtual since last March, and Nashville teachers have been caught in the middle of the tense debate over whether to reopen.
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.
Nashville Families Going All-Virtual As Metro Schools Close Classrooms
Metro Nashville Public Schools is shifting about 17,300 elementary and exceptional education students back to virtual learning after the Thanksgiving holiday break.
Why Fewer College-Bound Tennesseans Are Completing Financial Aid Applications
It’s already challenging enough getting students ready for college during a traditional school year. But now, statewide socially distanced learning, and all virtual school for seniors in Nashville, is making the process much more difficult.
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