One of Nashville’s premier education nonprofits, UniCycle, and community social impact group Restorative Student Leaders have been named finalists for the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF)’s Inspiring Innovation Award. The winner will be announced at …
Judge Richard Dinkins To Be Inducted Into Public Schools Hall of Fame
Judge Richard Dinkins, passionate civil rights activist and judge for the Tennessee Court of Appeals, will be honored with the Nelson C. Andrews Distinguished Service Award at the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF)’s 15th annual …
NPEF, TCASN To Present Findings and Recommendations From Bridge to Completion: The First Year of Nashville’s Campaign for College Success
The Nashville Public Education Foundation and the Tennessee College Access and Success Network will jointly present the findings from their recently released report, Bridge to Completion: The First Year of Nashville’s Campaign for College Success, …
New Report Reveals Racial Disparities in College Success for MNPS Graduates
Less than 20 percent of Black graduates of Metro Nashville Public Schools complete college within six years of high school graduation, according to a sobering new report released today. The 2019 Bridge to Completion report, …
United Way to Lead the “Blueprint For Early Childhood Success” Citywide Literacy Plan
The United Way of Metropolitan Nashville has been selected as the lead organization to manage the implementation of the “Blueprint for Early Childhood Success,” the first-of-its-kind citywide literacy plan to double the number of Nashville …
NPEF Board Announces New President and CEO
After an extensive local and national search, the Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF) board of directors announced today that Katie Cour, education consultant and former executive director of Talent Strategy at Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools …
NPEF Names Finalists for “Inspiring Innovation Award”
The Nashville Public Education Foundation has announced three finalists for its Inspiring Innovation Award: The Educators’ Cooperative Fall-Hamilton Enhanced Option School Plant the Seed These initiatives were chosen from dozens of applicants for their innovative …
Mayor, Community Leaders Applaud Major Investment in City’s Literacy Efforts
Mayor David Briley and community education leaders gathered today to celebrate the Dollar General Literacy Foundation’s $800,000 investment in the Blueprint for Early Childhood Success, a citywide framework to double the number of Nashville third-graders …
Lewis Lavine to be Inducted into Public Schools Hall of Fame
Lewis Lavine, beloved Nashville community and nonprofit leader, will be honored posthumously with the Nelson C. Andrews Distinguished Service Award at the Nashville Public Education Foundation’s 14th annual Public Schools Hall of Fame luncheon on …
City Landmarks Light Up Pink and Red to Celebrate Teachers
Nashville Public Education Foundation Concludes “Show Your Love for Teachers” Month With City Lighting Nashville’s skyline got a pink and red makeover last night. Major city landmarks lit up in celebration of the city’s public …
