Middle Tennessee school districts are bracing for potential fallout from two Trump administration decisions that could change how schools provide food.
How Antioch High School is stepping up security and counseling
Class will not feel the same at Antioch High School this week. Metro Nashville Public Schools is implementing new security measures and says students and staff will spend the week focusing on emotional well-being, mental health support and community building.
How this Nashville high schooler found independence by riding a city bus
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To better understand how buses operate, WPLN is sharing ridealong stories. Today, we meet one frequent bus user — a student, for whom the bus has enabled more control over her high school experience.
Civically engaged young people
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Young people across Middle Tennessee deeply care about their communities. Though they can’t vote yet, many are eager and already participating in civic life to help improve the community for all of us.
The start of summer feels bittersweet for many at this Nashville elementary school
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Hear how students and staff are grappling with the mixed emotions that come with the last day of school.
What’s going on with school vouchers?
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School vouchers. Education Savings Accounts. Academic Freedom. School Choice. Regardless of what you call them, ESAs are one of the hottest topics in the Tennessee legislative session.
Nashville schools rank in the top 10 for recovery since the pandemic, but racial disparities persist
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Metro Nashville Public Schools ranks among the top school districts in the country for academic recovery since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Stanford and Harvard.
Breaking down Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s $514M capital spending plan
The plan’s top investments include education and city maintenance — such as upgrades to fire stations, libraries and greenways. It also devotes around $39 million to transit needs and $25 million toward early investments into the East Bank development.
Science backs Mayor O’Connell’s later school start time policy. Critics say it’s a logistics problem.
Since his election in September, Mayor Freddie O’Connell has announced that pushing back school start times is a cornerstone of the education policy he is promoting. He and others around the country have been trying to stress that teenagers aren’t lazy or to blame for getting too little sleep. It’s science.
Nashville’s Metro Council jumps right into business in its first meeting of the term
Nashville’s newly elected Metro Council wasted no time, as it kicked off its term Tuesday night.
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