NPEF News Archive

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Nashville Public Education Foundation names honorees for 2021 Public Schools Hall of Fame

Main Street Nashville, 6/11/21

Study: COVID kept Metro Grads from college

TN Ledger, 5/14/21

Report: Less Nashville high school graduates enrolled in college during the pandemic

NewsChannel 5, 5/4/21

Report: Pandemic Leading Fewer Nashville High School Graduates to Enroll In College

WPLN News, Nashville Public Radio, 5/4/21

A big city's 3 solutions for COVID's college barriers

University Business, 5/4/21

Report: Pandemic keeps 800n Nashville students from attending college

WMOT Roots Radio, 5/6/21

Nashville Students Face Potential Lifetime Earnings Loss as COVID Compounds Known Challenges of College Affordability and Access

Yahoo, 5/4/21

Mayor, school district aim to make Nashville teachers the 'best paid in the state.' Here's how they plan to do it.

Tennessean, 4/29/21

Education funding in TN reaches breaking point as BEP lawsuit advances

Tennessee Lookout, 3/25/21

Can MNPS meet the needs of students with current funding?

NewsChannel 5+ OpenLine, 3/23/21

An Unattainable Burden

Tennessee Education Report, 3/17/21

Tennessee's school funding formula fails to meet the needs of students, education foundation says

Tennessean, 3/16/21

Public education foundation: State is 'gross underfunding schools'

Main Street Nashville, 3/16/21

Nashville Public Education Foundation Says Tennessee Investments in Schools is Grossly Inadequate; Calls on Community to Advocate for Increased Funding

Yahoo Finance, 3/15/21

How a community pushes back against 'gross underfunding' in education

District Administration, 3/15/21

Experts: New Education Secretary will have big impact on local schools

WSMV News4 Nashville, 12/22/20

Frustrated by internet service providers, cities and schools push for more data

NBC News, 11/8/20

Metro teachers call for change

WSMV News4 Nashville, 12/2/20

Public Schools Hall of Fame: Nashville Public Education Foundation virtually honors Oasis Center CEO, Slim & Husky's trio, others

Nashville Post, 10/9/20

Fundación de Educación Pública de Nashville dio la bienvenida a ocho nuevos miembros al Salón de la Fama de las Escuelas Públicas

La Campana, 9/30/20

Statewide initiative launched to combat students' COVID-19 learning loss

Tennessean, 10/7/20

Citywide survey shows many Nashvillians support virtual learning at MNPS schools

WSMV News4 Nashville, 9/17/20

Nashville Goes To College - powered by First Horizon Foundation

CityCurrent, 8/23/20

With the struggles of remote learning, why educators say 'it's impossible to separate' academics from digital access

Tennessean, 8/20/20

Metro Public Schools gets $100K technology donation

WKRN, 8/17/20