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Education tops city spending proposal as mayor’s budget goes to Metro Council review

Camellia Burris

May 8, 2025

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell said that education is the city’s biggest investment during his State of Metro address last week.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: budget, Metro School Board, Metro Schools, MNPS, school, School board, State of Metro

Tennessee lawmakers approve partisan elections for school boards

Blaise Gainey

October 29, 2021

The bill that would allow school board races to be partisan has received pushback from both Democrats and Republicans but is now headed to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections, School board

Tennessee House Speaker pushing to make school board races partisan

Blaise Gainey

October 28, 2021

Cameron Sexton
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The Tennessee General Assembly gathered Wednesday afternoon to begin their third extraordinary session this year. This time their focus is on COVID-19 — although one piece of legislation is likely to have impacts that stretch further than the global pandemic. 

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Cameron Sexton, COVID-19, General Assembly, School board

MNPS Board Refuses to Follow State Directive

Blake Farmer

August 14, 2012

A power struggle played out at the Metro Schools central office Tuesday night. The school board bucked a state directive and refused to approve a charter application by Great Hearts Academies.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Ed Kindall, Kay Simmons, MNPS, School board

With Fewer Dollars, Frogge Wins School Board Race

Mack Linebaugh

August 3, 2012

Despite being vastly out-raised, Attorney Amy Frogge won the school board seat representing West Nashville. She more than doubled the vote count of her nearest competitor in the five person race.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 2012citycounty, 2012election, Amy Frogge, campaign money, charter schools, davidson county school board, district 9 elections, Margaret Dolan, Michelle Rhee, nashville local elections, School board

Gentry Tops Kindall’s 27-Year Experience

Mack Linebaugh

August 3, 2012

A nearly three-decade tenure on the school board came to an end yesterday. Ed Kindall lost his seat to fellow board member Sharon Gentry. The two were pitted against each other in District 1 after its boundaries were redrawn.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 2012citycounty, 2012election, Edward Kindall, Metro Nashville schools, School board, Sharon Gentry

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