Sky Arnold 10/17/24 Sky Arnold 10/17/24

State commission overturns Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education to approve three new public charter schools

Tennessee Public Charter School Commission overturns Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education to approve two new public charter schools.

Sky Arnold 10/15/24 Sky Arnold 10/15/24

Three proposed public charter schools in Nashville receive positive recommendation for approval

Supporters of three proposed new public charter schools in Nashville are receiving support from the Executive Director of the state board tasked with deciding their future. Tennessee Public Charter School Commission Executive Director Tess Stovall released written recommendations this week supporting the appeals from Nurses Middle College, LEAD Southeast Elementary, and Encompass Community School.

Sky Arnold 9/26/24 Sky Arnold 9/26/24

Parents say proposed mastery-based public charter school is the solution for North Nashville’s struggling students

Celeste Hanson says she was devastated to learn her son had fallen through the cracks in the school system and was struggling with reading. Last week she was among the supporters arguing children like hers need Encompass Community School to be approved for North Nashville.

Sky Arnold 8/13/24 Sky Arnold 8/13/24

Six proposed public charter schools appeal denial to state commission

Last month school board members in Nashville and Rutherford County voted down six proposed new public charter schools.Next month supporters from all of them will make their case to the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission for why the decision was the wrong one.

Sky Arnold 7/24/24 Sky Arnold 7/24/24

Nashville’s students of color face an achievement gap. These board members just voted down every plan to address it.

MNPS Board of Education members voted down five proposed public charter schools.

Sky Arnold 4/10/24 Sky Arnold 4/10/24

Encompass Community School proposes serving North Nashville students with a mastery-based approach

The mastery-based approach Encompass Community School program wants to bring to Nashville is designed to ensure students receive the instruction they need when they need it and for as long as they need it, instead of a traditional approach that uses a predetermined schedule.