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Tennessee doesn’t have enough school counselors. Here’s how that impacts students.

By Camellia Burris

March 28, 2025

A shortage of qualified professionals means the average school counselor in Tennessee is juggling about 429 students — nearly double what’s recommended.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, school counselors, student mental health, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee School Counselors Association

Tensions and emotions run high at Tennessee statehouse over gun measures

By Paige Pfleger

March 28, 2025

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Democrats and Republicans in the Tennessee House faced off over a slew of gun bills heard this week.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Farmer, gun reform, Justin Pearson, legislation, Rusty Grills, Tennessee State Capitol, William Lamberth

NashVillager Podcast: Let’s go, Lady Vols

By Nina Cardona

March 28, 2025

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Why do we all love Pat Summitt? Plus, the local news for March 28, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Vols

Is planting trees ‘DEI’? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort

By Eva Tesfaye, WWNO

March 27, 2025

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The Trump administration’s efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.

Filed Under: Environment, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Arbor Day, DEI, diversity, trees, Trump Administration

NashVillager Podcast: Two years since Covenant

By Nina Cardona

March 27, 2025

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What has changed and what hasn’t? Plus, the local news for March 27, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Antioch High School, Covenant School

Tennessee advances a challenge to education rights for immigrant students, despite mounting opposition

By Marianna Bacallao

March 26, 2025

A challenge to federal education rights is one step closer to passage, despite mounting pressure from protesters and faith leaders.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bo Watson, Charlie Baum, Gabby Salinas, immigrants, Immigration, Raumesh Akbari, Rutherford County Schools, Supreme Court, tnleg, tnpol, U.S. Supreme Court, undocumented students, William Lamberth

Victim services providers find $20M of relief in revised state budget

By Cynthia Abrams

March 26, 2025

Gov. Bill Lee’s substitute budget includes a new line item: $20 million dollars for victim services.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bill Lee, domestic violence, federal funding, sexual assault, Sexual Assault Center, state budget, Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence

Country Music Hall of Fame inducts June Carter Cash, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown

By jewly hight

March 26, 2025

The newest Country Music Hall of Fame inductees — June Carter Cash, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown — represent wildly different approaches to country music.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Country Music Hall of Fame, June Carter Cash, Kenny Chesney, Tony Brown

NashVillager Podcast: From Nashville to the Wild West

By Nina Cardona

March 26, 2025

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What did Frank and Jesse James have to do with Nashville? Plus, the local news for March 26, 2025.

Filed Under: History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News

As West Tennessee community pressures Ford for promises, lawmakers curb ‘community benefits agreements’

By Cynthia Abrams

March 25, 2025

The Tennessee legislature is looking to curb “community benefits agreements” — binding contracts in which corporations work with neighboring residents to address community concerns.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, Blue Oval City, Charlane Oliver, Ford Motor Company, Nashville SC, Page Walley, Stand Up Nashville, Tennessee Legislature, tennessee state legislature

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