It’s already challenging enough getting students ready for college during a traditional school year. But now, statewide socially distanced learning, and all virtual school for seniors in Nashville, is making the process much more difficult.
Tennessee Economists Project No Big Declines In Tax Revenue Next Year
Economists from around Tennessee presented an array of projections Wednesday to the State Funding Board, estimating how tax revenues will change over the next couple of years.
Nashville Police Captain Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Announces Retirement
A Metro Nashville Police Department captain who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple MNPD employees announced his retirement Wednesday.
Nashville ER Doctors: More Hospitals Are Diverting Patients, As COVID Hospitalizations Climb
As COVID-19 hospitalizations set new records nearly every day in Tennessee, doctors are speaking out about the dire situation they see in their emergency rooms with patients traveling hours to find a hospital that has space for them.
Nashville Helps Its Farmer’s Market With COVID Relief Money, Delays Other Grants As Deadline Closes In
Some Nashville Farmer’s Market vendors will get rent relief from the local government. During Tuesday’s meeting, the Metro Council voted to spend $500,000 of the city’s federal CARES Act money to help the business owners.
Tennessee Again Suspends Jury Trials, Citing The Coronavirus
Tennessee’s record-setting COVID cases have prompted the suspension of all jury trials through the end of January. The order from the state’s Supreme Court came down Tuesday, reinstating rules that initially ran from March through most of May.
Tennessee Schools Are Having To Close Because Of COVID, But Gov. Bill Lee Is Committed To His Passive Response
Tennessee schools are starting to shift back to virtual learning after months of mostly managing small outbreaks of the coronavirus. The state was one of the first to reopen schools, but is now taking the lead in COVID-19 infections.
Tennessee Will Be One Of Four States Piloting Pfizer’s Vaccine Distribution Program
Tennessee has been chosen as one of four states in Pfizer’s pilot program to deliver its coronavirus vaccine. The drug company announced last week that its vaccine had been more than 90% effective in phase three trials.
Tennessee Hospital Chief: Sick Nurses And A Shortage Of Contractors Are Limiting Capacity
Tennessee hospitals are calling off elective procedures again, doubling up hospital rooms and converting recovery rooms into intensive care units, according to the Tennessee Hospital Association. These changes come as hospitals are seeing twice as many patients with COVID-19 as they were in early October, surpassing 1,800 current hospitalizations on Monday.
Metro Schools Plans Return To All-Remote Learning After Thanksgiving
Unless Nashville sees a dramatic turnaround, elementary students in Metro Schools will likely be back home learning virtually after Thanksgiving break.
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