The Gate School Would Provide Discussion-Based Learning to West Nashville Students
The Gate School would utilize the Harkness Method, which involves discussion-based teaching, with small groups of students sitting around an oval table rather than in rows of desks.
Metro Nashville Board of Education Questions Plans to Change School Start Times
One board member questioned whether proposals to change start times truly addressed student needs, while others expressed concerns about busing.
More than Half of LEAD Cameron’s Students Don’t Speak English as a First Language. Chancellor Patricia Head Moskai Just Cleared a Plan to Send Them to a Lower-Performing School
The Davidson County Chancellor issued an order Thursday that clears Metro Nashville Public Schools to move forward with a controversial school rezoning plan for South Nashville and Antioch.
Knowledge Academy Supporters Make Their Case to Keep the Public Charter School Open
KA @ the Crossings is appealing last month’s decision by the Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education to deny a new charter agreement with the school.
Facility Challenges Force Public Charter School to Close, Despite Outperforming Every Other Donelson Middle School
STRIVE leaders announced Wednesday that they’re planning to close the school at the end of the 2025-26 school year, in part because their building has been sold and the new owners are asking the school to vacate at the end of June.
Consultant says Busing Challenges Limit Changes to Start Times for Metro Nashville Public Schools
The district unveiled three proposals for school start times this week, including one that shifts high school bells by 20 minutes.
Education Savings Account Participants Grow Math Proficiency by More than 70 Percent in the Program’s First Three Years
Just 11 percent of participating students tested proficient in math on state testing during the program’s initial 2022-23 year. That number rose to 19.5 percent in the 2024-25 school year.
Most Schools Run by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission Receive Either an ‘A’ or ‘B’ on the State’s School Letter Grades
56 percent of the commission’s schools received either an A or a B letter grade, 7 percentage points higher than the state average.
Brick Church Middle School’s Proficiency Rates Drop Nearly 50 Percent Following Takeover by Metro Nashville Public Schools
A Tennessee Firefly analysis of the state’s School Report Card, released this week, found that student performance dropped in every subject once MNPS took over the school in the 2024-25 school year.
Metro Nashville Public Schools Accused of Hiding Information to Steer Parents Away from a Higher-Performing Public Charter School
LEAD Public Schools filed a motion for contempt against Metro Nashville Public Schools on Thursday, alleging the district is hiding information from parents in South Nashville to steer their children away from attending LEAD Cameron Middle School.
Metro Nashville Board of Education Votes to Close Public Charter School That’s Outperforming Most District-Run Schools in Its Area
Members of the Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Board of Education voted unanimously against renewing Knowledge Academy at The Crossings' charter for another 10 years on Tuesday night.
Nashville Parents Express Support for a Later High School Start Time, but Change Won’t Be Simple
MNPS staff told school board members Tuesday night that 67 percent of the more than 16,000 respondents in an online survey supported adjusting high school start times.
Former Tennessee Titans Receiver Kevin Dyson is Among 26 Potential Public Charter School Applicants in 2026
If approved, the proposed Music City Academy would serve up to 500 high school students in Nashville with a team-centered, career-connected learning model that utilizes athletics and multiple career and technical education (CTE) paths.
SCORE Provides Recommendations to Move Every Student Forward
Differentiated compensation based on performance and strategic staffing structures to expand the reach of effective educators are both among SCORE’s recommended policy priorities for 2026 to “elevate excellence in teaching.”
TSU President Dwayne Tucker Says ‘Shared Sacrifices’ Have Improved Financial Outlook
The university president said TSU has exceeded its deficit goals in fiscal year 2025 by $13.2 million and is expected to exceed them again in fiscal year 2026.
One Out of Every Three Reward Schools in Memphis and Nashville are Public Charter Schools
Sixteen of Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ 44 Reward schools are public charter schools, along with eight of Nashville’s 28 Reward schools.
Proposed Public Charter School Leaders Decide Against Applying in 2026
The Forge School posted a note to supporters this week, announcing that leaders are no longer planning to apply in 2026, in part due to challenges in raising start-up funding.
Hispanic Graduation Rates Drop in Nashville Despite Gains for Other Historically Disadvantaged Student Groups
The district’s Hispanic student graduation rate dropped 6.1 percent in the 2024/25 school year to 73.2 percent.
More than Half of Nashville’s Blue Ribbon Teacher Awardees Work in Schools of Choice
Metro Nashville Public Schools and the Nashville Public Education Foundation recognized 24 public school teachers and one Pre-K educator as 2025 Blue Ribbon Teachers at a ceremony on Thursday.
Metro Nashville Public Schools to Consider Changing School Start Times
Metro Nashville Public Schools announced plans for a districtwide review of school start and end times.