As Tennessee grapples with its reading problem, Nashville has kicked off its own literacy effort aimed at accelerating the reading skills of the city’s youngest students. The Nashville Literacy Collaborative recently launched as a six-month …
Service in Education
The Nashville Public Education Foundation’s 12th annual Public Schools Hall of Fame luncheon this year will honor local nonprofit leader Renata Soto. To read the full article, click here.
Nashville’s mayor, school board reset the dial to find a new director
After coming up empty-handed this summer in the search for Nashville’s next school chief, city leaders are revealing specifics of their new strategy for finding the best fit for the fast-changing district. Newly elected Mayor …
Pre-K proponents: Vanderbilt study will inform early learning programs, not dissolve them
Shannon Hunt, who heads the Nashville Public Education Foundation, says support for pre-K is strong in a city seeking to improve the quality of its schools and its workforce. “In Nashville, we have made a …
