Is Tennessee backing away from the long-standing trend of expanding educational access to kids who live here? Plus, the local news for March 25, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: Calling the shots in schools
Who makes the lesson plans for Tennessee’s classrooms? Plus, the local news for March 24, 2025.
Trump administration could have wide-reaching effects on Tennessee school lunches
Middle Tennessee school districts are bracing for potential fallout from two Trump administration decisions that could change how schools provide food.
The Scopes monkey trial took place 100 years ago, but the fight isn’t over
Tennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms. The rift over evolution and creationism has never fully been put to rest. And questions over how students should be taught life’s origins still linger today.
5 questions for Camellia Burris, WPLN’s new education reporter
A Nashville native, Camellia is uniquely qualified to cover education in Middle Tennessee.
Tennessee kids will have to say goodbye to cellphones in schools
Both chambers of the statehouse overwhelmingly passed a bill that would ban cell phone use in schools. The legislation will now head to Gov. Bill Lee.
Tennessee schools could charge tuition for students without legal status under a bill advancing in the statehouse
Schools could refuse to teach students without legal status, or charge their families tuition, under the bill.
Nashville considers concealed weapons detectors expansion to all high schools
Nashville’s school board will vote Tuesday on whether to expand a weapon detection system to all district high schools.
First came the warning signs. Then a teen opened fire on a Nashville school.
Tennessee authorities were alerted to Solomon Henderson’s threatening and violent behavior long before he brought a gun to Antioch High School. It’s unclear how many red flags were heeded.
How TN Republicans could overturn a landmark SCOTUS immigration case
Tennessee schools would be able to refuse undocumented students, under a new proposal from Republican leaders in the statehouse. The measure goes against U.S. Supreme Court precedent by design.
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