More than 200 area businesses participate in citywide effort to honor educators Thousands of Nashvillians – from parents to businesses and students to city leaders – are thanking Nashville’s 6,800 hardworking public school educators during …
Project Lit at Croft Design Center Middle School
As part of our commitment to highlight quality literacy work happening in Nashville, we visited Croft Design Center Middle School to attend a Project LIT Book Club. This program is possible at Croft because of …
Dyslexia: What Teachers Need To Know
While one in 10 children has dyslexia, many teachers may be unfamiliar with learning strategies to help support these students, particularly since many students remain undiagnosed. This guide from Scholastic dispels some common misconceptions as …
Family Literacy at the YWCA
The Family Literacy Center at the YWCA offers a lot of resources for families, including early childhood education, parent-child learning activities and parenting education classes. These resources are designed to help families develop strong literacy …
How To Create a Literate Home
There are many things parents and caregivers can do to create a home environment that makes children ready and excited to read and write. This resource from PBS Parents gives some helpful ideas for setting …
Five Ways Teachers Can Make It Easier for English-Language Learners
Have you ever visited a place where you did not speak the language? Not only do you have trouble communicating or understanding words, but there are also lots of cultural misunderstandings that can occur as …
Why American Students Haven’t Gotten Better at Reading in 20 Years
National data show that American students have remained fairly stagnant in terms of reading proficiency in the last 20 years. Why? This article in The Atlantic reports on reflections on this lack of progress by …
Why Metro’s director of schools gives Nashville’s business community a B
Nashville schools need more from the city’s business community, according to Shawn Joseph, Metro’s director of schools. It’s been nearly two years since Joseph took the helm, and business leaders have anxiously watched his performance …
NPEF Announces Cigna as Presenting Sponsor for Third Annual Show Your Love for Teachers Campaign
The Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF) announced today that Cigna has signed on as the presenting sponsor of this year’s citywide Show Your Love for Teachers campaign, an effort to recognize and reward Nashville’s 6,800 …
