The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission approved the Tennessee Nature Academy in a 5-3 vote, overturning MNPS's rejection. Several other charter school appeals were denied.

Supporters of the Tennessee Volunteer Military Academy believe their public charter school model is the solution to the school to jail pipeline too many students are following.The proposed school would offer more than 400 hundred 6th through 12th graders in Shelby County the opportunity to attend a free full-time military academy beginning next year and additionally gain experience with leadership and enhanced career technical education with a first responder focus.