Metro Nashville Public Schools fell behind on every tested ACT measure and showed a marked drop in every category over last year’s results, according to 2016 ACT score results released to districts Tuesday. With Metro …
Nashville schools’ Shawn Joseph names chief of staff
A leader at a New York City nonprofit has been named as Metro Nashville Public Schools’ chief of staff — the last position to be filled in new Director of Schools Shawn Joseph‘s executive Cabinet. Jana Carlisle, who …
Public Schools Hall of Fame honorees announced
Renata Soto, co-founder and executive director of Conexión Américas, will receive the Nelson C. Andrews Distinguished Service Award at the Nashville Public Education Foundation’s 12th annual Public Schools Hall of Fame luncheon on Oct. 17. To read the …
Reaching a turning point for better schools
Nearly three years ago, certainly by the spring of 2014, Nashville’s public conversation about our public schools had gotten seriously off-track. The dialogue was extremely negative and was mostly about charter schools, not the rest …
Focus on how schools are performing, not whose purse is bigger
On Wednesday, a reader from Hermitage wrote a plaintive email to me, asking a simple question: “Why would you NOT vote for school board members?” She wrote: “I am making calls to voters for school board …
Shawn Joseph says “right up the middle” is best path for schools
The heat is gone … Earlier this year I think most of us were expecting some blistering campaigns for the Metro Nashville Public Schools board seats, with strong turnout by voters. But while we are …
Transition Team to Develop Recommendations for Key Areas of Need for Metro Schools
Today, Director of Schools Dr. Shawn Joseph named the members of his transition team, which he has charged with bringing forward both short- and long-term recommendations for key areas of need for Metro Nashville Public …
Shawn Joseph names Nashville schools transition team
Shawn Joseph has compiled a list of 47 names from throughout Nashville and the country to help aid in his transition as the city’s new superintendent. Joseph, who began the job Friday, announced a group …
Williams to co-chair transition team for MNPS director of schools
Vanderbilt University’s David Williams II, vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director, has been appointed by new Metro Nashville Public Schools Director of Schools Shawn Joseph to co-chair his transition team. Williams, …
Shawn Joseph names Nashville schools transition team
Shawn Joseph has compiled a list of 47 names from throughout Nashville and the country to help aid in his transition as the city’s new superintendent. Joseph, who began the job Friday, announced a group that represents …