Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board postpones pick for chair after split vote
The Middle Tennessee school district postponed its pick for chair after voting ended in a deadlock at Tuesday’s regular board meeting.
Teacher vacancies are a big challenge in Tennessee. Clarksville-Montgomery County may have found a solution.
A recent report from the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) found that school districts across Tennessee began the school year with 1,000 teaching vacancies.
Clarksville-Montgomery school board discusses reading proficiency requirements, arming teachers and COVID-19 relief funding
Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board discussed reading proficiency requirements, the decision not to arm teachers, and the impact of COVID-19 relief funding during last week’s meeting.
School starts next month. Here’s where families can find assistance.
As August gets closer, Tennessee school districts are preparing for the new school year by providing families with the information and assistance they need to start that first day on the right track.Several of the state’s largest districts are offering resources online to families.
Tennessee school district sues social media companies over student mental health ‘crisis’
A Tennessee school district has joined a growing list of school systems across the nation that are suing major social media companies like TikTok and YouTube over a crisis in student mental health.
State commission hears appeal from denied charter school designed for students who've dropped out
Administrators of a proposed public charter school in Clarksville told the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission their concept to serve at risk students and recent dropouts has already attracted the interest of local businesses and institutions of higher learning.Oxton Academy director Marcel Monnar said his proposed school has had discussions about partnerships with LG Electronics and Hankook in Montgomery County along with Austin-Peay State University, the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, and Bethel University.
Community support and curriculum once again under question with charter application connected to Hillsdale College
For the third straight day, administrators with a proposed public charter school connected to Hillsdale College faced questions about their community support and the curriculum teachers would be using.Clarksville-Montgomery County School System District Director of Policy and Continuous Improvement Elizabeth Vincent told the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission that American Classical Education’s application to open American Classical Academy Montgomery left out important details about how its Hillsdale connected curriculum has performed in other states.