It’s the first new school year since Tennessee passed a law requiring schools to out transgender students to their parents. Gov. Bill Lee signed the measure into law in May.
The U.S. needs more Black doctors. That’s why Meharry Medical School in Nashville just got $175M.
Meharry Medical College in Nashville secured its largest donation ever on Tuesday as part of a broader investment in physician training at historically black colleges and universities.
NashVillager Podcast: Tech’s influence on the classroom
Is generative AI a boon or a burden for education? Plus the local news for August 6, 2024.
How three Tennessee principals plan to tackle this school year’s challenges
While families prepare to send their children back to school, many educators are already back in their buildings. And even though large-scale pandemic disruptions are in the rearview, principals say some COVID-related trends continue to cause challenges.
Belmont University opens medical school amid worsening physician shortage
Some of Belmont’s neoclassical buildings — with the signature white columns, domed roofs and clock towers — date before the Civil War. But one of them is brand new. “This began just three years ago with a hole in the ground, literally,” said Dr. Anderson Spickard. He’s the dean of the new Thomas F. Frist, […]
Nearly half of Tennessee adults hold college degrees or certificates. State officials want that number to keep climbing.
The portion of Tennessee high school seniors enrolling in college is rebounding from a pandemic-era dip.
Still need to submit your FAFSA? Here’s where to get help in Nashville.
Several Nashville organizations have teamed up to guide families through the new application, which has been especially difficult for many this year.
NashVillager Podcast: Helen Keller and Tennessee’s prohibited concepts
Why do we sanitize history for kids? Plus the local news for June 27, 2024.
‘Same book, but the next chapter’: A redesigned Covenant School reopens for the first time since the shooting
This redesign was the school’s way of trying to fill the space with hope and playfulness after a shooting in 2023.
NashVillager Podcast: Higher ed’s highest decision-makers
Who’s running the show at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities? Plus your local newscast for June 21, 2024.
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