Nashville Mayor John Cooper is proposing an additional $100 million dollars for Metro Schools next year. A group that represents Nashville teachers said they’re glad for the investment, but that some education workers still need better pay.
Nashville’s mayor proposes two new school buildings and a major renovation in capital spending plan
Nashville Mayor John Cooper outlined his priorities for building and renovation projects at a press conference Thursday.
How Metro Schools is balancing safety and student needs
“Amid all of this increased school security, folks have been talking about the school-to-prison pipeline,” said education reporter Kelsey Beyeler on Monday’s episode of This Is Nashville. Beyeler recently wrote for the Nashville Scene about how MNPS is trying to address the mental and behavioral needs of students while also stepping up security.
State charter commission approves Tennessee Nature Academy, overriding MNPS board
The commission voted 5-3 to approve Tennessee Nature Academy, despite the executive director recommending against it, citing “uncertain, unpredictable finances.”
Checking in with Warner Elementary, two years after ‘The Promise’
Warner Elementary Arts Magnet School in East Nashville was among the worst schools in the state. Two years, later it managed to completely turn itself around. We talk to the principal and parents to learn why.
A month into the school year, Metro Schools is trying to fill hundreds of vacancies
At a recruiting event, dozens of applicants were recommended for hire right away.
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.
Following the Uvalde shooting, police presence at Nashville schools will be at ‘highest levels ever’
Nashville high schools will have at least two permanent school resource officers, and magnets will have regular visits. A few middle schools have permanent SROs, and others will have rotating coverage.
As students return to classrooms, it’s Tennessee elementary schools that have added the most school resource officers
It’s back to school for students across Tennessee, and safety is top of mind after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. That has reopened the discussion about school safety, and resource officers.
Nashville’s August election is like the playoffs. So, why are so many voters sitting it out?
In Nashville, roughly 2,000 people are sitting out early voting compared to the same day in 2018. Contests for the Democratic governor’s race, judicial seats and four city charter amendments are on the ballot.
On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM