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 …
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 …
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 …
New Leadership Nashville class announced
Leadership Nashville has announced the members of its 41st leadership class. The nine-month program is designed to strengthen not only the community, but provide leadership education to Nashville’s most influential community members. “Selection was especially …
46 Nashville teachers receive Blue Ribbon honor
Forty-six teachers have been named as some of Nashville’s most outstanding educators for 2016, according to a district news release. The teachers were named Blue Ribbon Teacher award winners as part of an initiative that is part of …
Nashville schools chief spells out board-director relationship
I think that many Nashvillians, perhaps including the nine members of the Metro school board, were a little stunned when the board took just 30 minutes to unanimously agree on Shawn Joseph to be the new …
New Nashville schools chief: Reform won’t happen from top down
The Nashville community will have a strong voice in helping incoming Director of Schools Shawn Joseph map a route to improve Metro Nashville Public Schools, the superintendent said in an exclusive interview Wednesday with The Tennessean. “I have …
5 challenges for Shawn Joseph as Nashville schools director
As Shawn Joseph makes his transition away from Prince George’s County and into Nashville, there will be plenty for the new superintendent to do when he hits the ground. Joseph, who is the Maryland-area schools’ deputy superintendent, will begin his job as …