14+ hour, 18+ min ago  (627+ words) J. T. Moore Middle School in South Nashville bears the name of an openly racist segregationist. Curious Nashville listeners like Daniel Barocas have wondered why Moore was bestowed with such an honor: J. T. Moore Middle School is named after John Trotwood Moore, who…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (533+ words) Tennessee lawmakers recently passed legislation that limits the use of screen time, even on educational devices, for elementary students. One Nashville school has long practiced a minimal approach to technology, and its students insist they are more social and focused…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1248+ words) At the peak of Fort Negley, the historical plaques are so sun-bleached they've become unreadable, obscuring the story they're meant to tell about one of Nashville's most important sites. It's here that a group of college students recently gathered for…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (429+ words) Fisk University is rolling out plans for a new billion-dollar project that will bring a data center to its campus in North Nashville. School officials tout the move as a workforce pipeline for the community and an expansion of academic…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (273+ words) Tennessee students are among the top performers in the country for post-pandemic academic recovery, showing significant gains in math and reading levels. The annual Education Scorecard measures'student growth'in those subjects by combining state assessment data of about 35 million students with…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (108+ words) Class of "26: Highs and loans'WPLN News The job market seems to be on the downturn, especially if you"re a young person. College graduates are scrambling to get their hands on just about any kind of job " but there are…...

1+ mon, 24+ min ago  (413+ words) Tennessee ranks at the bottom of the country when it comes to public school spending. That according to a new report from the National Education Association, the country's largest teachers' union. In its rankings, the NEA assesses per-pupil funding in…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (796+ words) For the May 5 primary election in Davidson County, multiple candidates are vying for two contested seats on the Metro Nashville Public Schools board. The race has a mix of incumbents and newcomers " all Democrats " with varying issues of focus, including…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (110+ words) WPLN News We call ourselves Music City and, for a lot of kids growing up here, music lessons are simply out of reach. However, there's a place in Edgehill where lessons still cost fifty cents " just like they did more…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (554+ words) The Tennessee House narrowly passed a bill on Monday that nearly doubles the number of vouchers available for the upcoming school year. The move garnered pushback from lawmakers who argue that the expansion is a bad financial move that could…...