The Friday Flicker · Issue #18
Kevin Dyson's Music City Academy Makes Its Case to the State
Good evening,
This week, we covered a former NFL player turned educator's proposed public charter school making its case to the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission after the state's largest school district denied its applications.
We also have news of two Clarksville lawmakers receiving an award for supporting public school education, an article about a high school student winning a summer reading contest for the third time, and analysis on the new board chair for Williamson County Schools.
The Lead
Kevin Dyson's Music City Academy Makes Its Case to the State
By Firefly Staff
Metro Nashville Public Schools leaned on fiscal impact, not school quality, to defend its denial.
Read the full story →Also in this issue
Representative Aron Maberry Recognized for Public School Education Contributions
Maberry became the fourth lawmaker to receive a TSS Action Hero Award.
Jacob Holley
Senator Bill Powers Recognized for Supporting Tennessee Public School Students
Powers became the third lawmaker to receive a TSS Action Hero Award.
Jacob Holley
High School Student Logs 382 Hours of Reading to Win Tristar Reads High School Competition
Tallen Haag has now won in the elementary, middle, and high school divisions.
Jacob Holley
Dr. Claire Reeves Unanimously Selected as New Williamson School Board Chair
Dr. Reeves previously served as the vice chair of the Williamson County school board.
Firefly Staff
The Academic Year Is Getting Longer, But Students Aren’t Getting More School
180 days of instruction in Fairfax County, Virginia, span 297 days.
Chad Aldeman, The 74
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