Nearly 1,000 people, including a host of business leaders, gathered at the Omni Nashville Hotel for the Nashville Public Education Foundation’s 13th annual Public Schools Hall of Fame on Oct. 4 to support public school …
Literacy begins at birth
Do you think the first day of kindergarten is when a child’s learning begins? Research shows that 90 percent of a child’s brain develops before age 5, with the most significant development from birth to …
Public Schools Hall of Fame
A record-breaking crowd of nearly 1,000 people gathered at the Omni Nashville Hotel for the Nashville Public Education Foundation’s 13th Annual Public Schools Hall of Fame to support public school excellence. Judge Sheila Calloway received the Nelson C. …
Mayor Barry, Nashville Public Education Foundation announce citywide Parent Cabinet
Mayor Megan Barry and the Nashville Public Education Foundation announced the second class of their citywide Parent Cabinet. This year’s cabinet includes a diverse group of Metro Nashville Public School parents who will work with …
Nashville Literacy Collaborative releases blueprint for early childhood education
Two in three of Nashville’s third-graders cannot read on grade level – a challenge Nashville has wrestled with for more than two decades. This week, civic, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations are addressing the problem. The …
How to improve literacy scores: Trust teachers, make reading relevant
Nashville isn’t alone in its struggle to increase literacy scores. It’s a state issue. It’s a national issue, too. The number of students who read proficiently by fourth grade on the 2015 National Assessment of …
Let’s fix the things we can: Lessons from Memphis and Nashville
So much that happens in our world today seems so far from our control. I am not referring to natural disasters – hurricanes, tsunamis, floods – but the human-made problems that are so within the …
Nashville leaders make pledge to improve literacy
The scores are back, and school administrators aren’t impressed with what they see in Nashville schools. According to the TN Ready scores, two out of every three Nashville children are leaving third grade “off-track” in …
Nashville comes together to celebrate public schools
Hundreds of Nashvillians came together Wednesday to celebrate public school excellence and to honor four new inductees into the Nashville Public Education Foundation’s Public Schools Hall of Fame during its 13th annual honorees’ luncheon, presented …
New Program Aims To Solve 3rd Grade Literacy Crisis
Mayor Megan Barry and Metro Nashville School Director Dr. Shawn Joseph have set out to solve the city’s third-grade literacy crisis with a new initiative. Two thirds of Metro’s third graders do not read on …
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