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 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 4/25/24 Sky Arnold 4/25/24

Board of Education turns down expansion of Nashville charter network that's outperforming comparable schools

Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education turns down expansion of a Nashville charter network that's outperforming comparable schools.

Reana Gibson 4/9/24 Reana Gibson 4/9/24

Independent charter review recommends denial for the Nashville School of Excellence

More than 15 hundred elementary, middle, and high school students attend one of four Memphis Schools of Excellence in Shelby County. The organization that runs the public charter schools is now hoping to expand the school model to students in south Nashville.