The first day of classes for students in Metro Nashville Public Schools got off to a shaky start. Families say they had trouble accessing the district’s education platforms, but are trying to remain optimistic about the rest of the semester.
Metro Schools Will Ease Parents Into The District’s New All-Virtual Learning Phase
Metro Nashville Public Schools is spending the final days before the start of the school year preparing families for its all-virtual learning environment. The transition will take some getting used to. So the district is taking it easy on academics during the first few weeks of classes.
Uncertainty About Virtual Schooling Has Nashville Parents Weighing The Cost Of Extra Help
The stresses of virtual learning won’t disappear for Nashville parents once the school year begins on Tuesday. The process of figuring out how to make the best of this new learning model comes with many hurdles for local families.
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.
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.
Nashville Schools To Remain Closed Unless Progress Is Made In Tackling The Coronavirus
Nashville is preparing to take on a range of scenarios for getting kids back to school in the fall. A task force headed by Metro Schools Superintendent Adrienne Battle and Board of Health Chair Alex Jahangir released a plan Tuesday morning that would tie health rules within schools to the city’s phase of reopening.
Metro Schools To Deploy 90K Laptops To Students
Metro Nashville Public Schools will distribute laptops and internet access to all public school students, Mayor John Cooper said Monday. Cooper said he is requesting $24 million of the federal Cares Act money from the Metro Council for the rollout, which he says will provide the district with roughly 90,000 laptops and 17,000 mobile internet […]
Metro Schools Prepares To Reopen Schools In The Fall, With A Plan For Remote Learning
Metro Nashville Public Schools is sharing more details about the future of the upcoming school year. The district launched its summer learning program Monday, but says it’s now focused on getting students ready for the fall.
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