The Nashville “magic” is the combination of multiple leadership forces and change leaders. Imagine 1991. Nashville is Ghost City, USA. Even with the seeds of greatness in music, health care and higher education plus an attractive, …
Challenges, expectations grow as Mayor Barry enters year 2
With one year now in the books, Megan Barry has stuck largely to the script she campaigned on, her top supporters say, while becoming perhaps the most visible mayor that Nashville has ever had. On …
Highlights, moments of Mayor Megan Barry’s first year
Here are some of the issues, moments and highlights that shaped Mayor Megan Barry’s first year in office. New schools director hired The mayor’s office partnered with the nonprofit Nashville Public Education Foundation to lead …
Tracking Mayor Barry’s campaign pledges
Nashville’s long mayor’s race gave Megan Barry plenty of opportunities to make campaign promises. Here’s a tally of just some of the items Barry discussed on the campaign trail — and what she’s done on …
Service in Education
The Nashville Public Education Foundation’s 12th annual Public Schools Hall of Fame luncheon this year will honor local nonprofit leader Renata Soto. To read the full article, click here.
Nashville education luncheon to honor Renata Soto; Vince Gill to sing
The Nashville Public Education Foundation’s 12th annual Public Schools Hall of Fame luncheon this year will honor local nonprofit leader Renata Soto, as well as feature a performance by award-winning country artist Vince Gill. Soto …
Metro schools, Joseph have lots of work to do
In the weeks since Metro schools opened their doors for the 2016-17 school year, a lot of the headlines greeting schools director Shawn Joseph have not been good ones. The headline at the beginning of …