State education officials say the schools overseen by the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission are faring well when compared to the school districts that rejected them.

For nearly 15 years, the Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School has leveraged community partnerships with the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team to provide boys with hands-on learning and a focus on literacy and math. Now leaders want to extend those opportunities to girls.

The education philanthropic organization Scarlett Family Foundation recently launched a new tool designed to allow parents and other education stakeholders to find information and data on schools in Nashville all in one place.

The Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education approved new guidelines for using AI in schools at Tuesday’s school board meeting.

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools charter review team recommended school board members approve an application for the Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory STEAM School for Girls at Tuesday’s work session meeting. The proposed school would be one of three all-girls public charter schools in the state.

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

The Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Board of Education hasn’t approved a new public charter school since members voted in Aventura Community School in 2021 on a 5-3 vote.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has a history with an issue Tennessee Democrats have spent the last year opposing.

Nurses Middle College Nashville would open to its first freshman class in 2025 with a curriculum that’s specifically designed to help put future nurses on the right path.

Memphis-Shelby County School Board member Frank Johnson announced on Facebook that he’s officially dropping out of the District 7 school board race, citing health issues and the recent death of a family member.

The Sumner County Board of Education discussed potential ways to approach the 2024-25 fiscal year budget at Tuesday’s regular meeting after the Sumner County Budget Committee rejected their budget for a second time on Monday.

Members of the Rutherford County School Board voted 4 to 3 Wednesday night to reject what would’ve been the county’s fourth public charter school. Financial concerns ended up playing a bigger role in the close decision against Novus SMART Academy (K-8) than academics.

More school districts in Tennessee are now able to serve free meals to students, thanks to recent changes in federal rules governing free meal program eligibility.

Next month Rutherford County will see three new public charter schools open and a fourth could see approval before the first class bell rings.

Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS) announced a $3.4 million investment into elevating critical district positions Tuesday.

The Knox County Board of Education voted Thursday to revise district policies regarding the removal of books containing sexual or age-inappropriate content from school libraries, as required by a new state law that went into effect July 1.

A federal lawsuit has been filed by two Tennessee families against Gov. Bill Lee and Williamson County Schools over the enforcement of a zero tolerance law, which they claim resulted in unfair punishments for two students.

Bedford County Schools has created a new English as a Second Language (ESL) and Instructional Support Coordinator role to address the increasing enrollment of English language learners within the district, as school districts across the state work to bolster resources and programming for students learning English as a second language.

The Tennessee Department of Education has awarded more than $2.6 million in Perkins Reserve Grant (PRG) grant funds to 55 school districts to support career and technical education (CTE) programming in the 2024-25 school year.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins has appointed Janice Tankson as the district’s new superintendent to oversee key educational programs and drive student success.