Tag: public schools
Public Schools Struggling With Technology Needs
In a digital world, the drive to create high-tech classrooms to build tech-savvy skills is a given, but how to go about that can be challenging — and expensive. At a statewide technology institute for educators this week at Collierville…
Read MoreGovernment School Choice Bill Gains Support
A school choice measure allowing students to take classes from other public school districts was approved unanimously Tuesday by two key state legislative committees. The bill, introduced by Rep. Roger Kane and Sen. Delores Gresham, establishes a “course access program”…
Read MoreDespite Poor Performance and Opposition to Testing, Teachers Want More Money
Overtesting and underfunding are the two largest hurdles facing teachers in Tennessee, according to state education experts. On Tuesday, the Tennessee Education Association brought its third annual Road Trip to Hamilton County in an effort to discuss with concerned educators,…
Read MoreTN Public Schools Receive Yet Another Failing Grade
Tennessee is among 13 states that scored an F for its system of performing background checks on teachers and sharing misconduct information when compared with best national practice by USA TODAY. For Tennessee, the reliance on school districts to run…
Read MoreParents Horrified By Results of Public Schools’ Mock Election
If they went to the polls today, voting-age Nashville high school students would pick Bernie Sanders for president. At least, that’s the result of an informal mock election that recently tallied 444 votes in four schools. Sanders had a margin…
Read MoreEven Nashville’s Best Public Schools Leave the Poor Behind
Julia Green Elementary School, nestled in tony Green Hills, is the envy of Nashville’s primary schools. Except in one area. Last year, the perennial high achiever got the equivalent of a cold slap: Poor children and students of color at…
Read MoreEpidemic of Fake Threats Paralyze Midstate Public Schools
Antioch High School was dismissed early Thursday after officials say the school received “a significant threat to the safety of students and faculty.” Metro Nashville Public Schools staff received the threat electronically just after 8 a.m., about an hour into…
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