Struggling Smithson-Craighead charter school in danger of forced closure

After few years of poor results, publicly financed, privately led charter faces Metro action if it doesn’t improve More

Metro school board to reconsider Great Hearts as state backs off funding threat

Schools Director Jesse Register and state Ed. Commissioner Kevin Huffman met Wednesday to discuss dispute   More

Metro schools improve status in post-No Child Left Behind system

Metro hit 7 of 9 benchmarks, falling short in third-grade reading/language arts and in overall graduation rate   More

MNPS overhauls grading scale to reward AP, IB, honors students

Weighted grading scale — identical to ones in Sumner, Wilson, Williamson — rewards students in harder courses   More

School board rejects Great Hearts, approves KIPP and Purpose Prep

Veteran board member Ed Kindall raises concerns of resegregation during heated discussion More

Metro Schools recommends denial of Great Hearts' amended charter application

On Monday, MNPS Office of Innovation recommended approval of KIPP Nashville and Purpose Preparatory Academy More

State authorization of charters catches school board off guard

Add state’s Achievement Schools District to myriad, and sometimes overlapping, changes in Metro schools More

Councilman proposes $8.6M budget reductions — to service city's debt

Sean McGuire's budget would pull nearly $1M in subsidies from farmers' market, fairgrounds and Municipal Auditorium More

Register worried about 'disastrous' school cuts by council members

Under current proposed budget, MNPS budget would be $720.4M, a $46.5 increase over current fiscal year   More

Final vote looming, some look to trim proposed tax increase

While the mayor’s budget — and property tax increase — will likely pass, it won’t be without some changes More
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