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Federal Court ruling supports Metro Nashville Schools Zoning Plan
Court affirms school district’s position in Spurlock case NASHVILLE, TN (July 27, 2012) – Today, Federal Judge Kevin Sharp vindicated the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Board of Education and...
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Statement on Metro Nashville Board of Education Action on Great Hearts...
At its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, August 14, 2012, the Board of Education took action on the Great Hearts Academy charter school application as ordered by the State Board of Education. The...
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Statement on Great Hearts Academy’s Charter School Application – August 16, 2012
The new Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education will have its first meeting, with the election of the Board’s Chair and Vice Chair, Tuesday, September 11. The Great Hearts application will be...
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Statement on Tennessee Department of Education’s Decision to Cut Funding to...
Funding supports district’s 81,000 children This morning, the district first heard from the State Department of Education about its decision to cut the Metro Schools Basic Education Program allocation...
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Board Chair Cheryl Mayes writes to Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman
Sent Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012: Dear Commissioner Huffman, The Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education is in receipt of your notice to withhold a portion of our school system’s next scheduled...
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Statement on BEP Funds Withheld October 15, 2012
We were disappointed to learn around noon today that the Tennessee Department of Education has refused to reconsider its decision to withhold nearly $3.4 million in taxpayer funding designated for the...
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Music classes for all: Nashville is a leader in music education
“Within the next three years, all Kindergarten through Grade 12 students in Metro Schools will have opportunities to participate in high quality music instruction…” In a strong move signaling to the...
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Ten letters of intent to open charter schools in Nashville
With ten letters of intent to open charter schools here in Nashville, 2013 promises to be a big year. We’re very excited about the level of interest shown in operating high quality charter schools in...
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Board of Education opposes the bill for a statewide charter authorizer
In remarks during the Feb. 12 Board of Education meeting, members expressed their strong personal opposition to the amendment to House Bill 702, which would create a statewide charter authorizer. Here...
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Board Chair Cheryl Mayes invites Commissioner Kevin Huffman to discuss HB702
Board Chair Cheryl Mayes has called a special School Board meeting to discuss House Bill 702 that would overhaul the State’s charter schools appeals process and the proposed amendment to restrict this...
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Four big reasons behind our budget increase
It’s that time again. Budget time. Work on the 2013-14 Metro Schools operating budget has been going on for months. Department heads and officials from the district business office have been going...
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Six applications to open charter schools in 2014-15
The charter school applications for the 2013 cycle are in and under review. Out of ten letters of intent, we received six full applications to be considered for charters. Three review teams are now...
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Myth vs. Fact: Building a new school for Antioch
MYTH There are no elementary age students in the area. FACTS Lakeview and Thomas Edison Elementary Schools are overcrowded. Right now Lakeview serves nearly 900 students in a building meant for 650....
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How bad is the overcrowding in Antioch’s elementary schools? See for yourself.
Lakeview Elementary School currently has ten portables on campus. They have requested another seven portables for next year. If approved, these seventeen (17!) portables would house 280 students. Take...
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Defend the Dream: All students deserve the chance to be educated
We believe in the best education possible for all students. We believe every student is capable of reaching college and finding success as a lifelong learner. But many bright students in Metro Schools...
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Tell us what you think of the 2014-15 district calendar
Two years ago we came to you with an idea to change the school calendar in a pretty big way. We wanted more balance between blocks of school days and breaks. That meant starting school on August 1,...
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Facts on district revenue and per-pupil spending
In past articles, we’ve shown you how much money we get and where it all goes. Our community deserves an honest dialogue – without ideology and special interest talking points – about school funding...
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What can you do to help heating and cooling at your school?
We hear you: there are some heat issues in Metro schools. Some classrooms, lunchrooms and libraries scattered across the district are colder than normal. We know it, and we’re addressing it. The...
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Metro Schools receives nine charter school applications in 2014
Metro Nashville Public Schools received nine applications for charter schools to open in the fall of 2015 by the April 1, 2014, deadline. Three applications propose expanding schools currently...
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The Budget: Expanding prekindergarten pays off big dividends
The Board of Education approved the 2014-15 budget request on April 8. It calls for a $32.5 million increase over last year. That increase includes $17.3 million in required spending like inflation and...
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