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.
Metro rushing to fill 240 teacher vacancies weeks before school starts
Metro Nashville Public Schools is trying to fill more than 250 staff vacancies. It just held a hiring fair over the weekend looking for teachers, bus drivers and nutrition service workers.
Middle Tennessee snow: How much fell, what it looked like and what’s next
Within an hour Thursday morning, Middle Tennessee streets went from almost dry to absolutely dangerous. Snow was falling at more than an inch an hour, reaching 7 inches in some places and resulting in hundreds of traffic accidents.
‘I’m not asking for a handout’: Metro School support staff say they’re overworked and underpaid
Paraprofessionals, cafeteria workers and bus drivers testified during Nashville’s most recent school board meeting that they are stretched thin.
Metro School employees petition for better work conditions amid widespread burnout
Nashville school employees are putting pressure on the district for better work conditions. This school year has been rife with staffing shortages that they say have exhausted those still working.
Faith-led coalition requests that federal money be spent on affordable housing
Nashville Organized for Action and Hope held its annual meeting to list its requests to officials. Much of it focused on helping fund programs like affordable housing, better pay for school support staff and faster help for those facing eviction.
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