California-based Rocketship Education announced it has state approval to open 8 charters in 5 years in Metro More

Department of Education plans School Safety Summit next month to discuss concerns following Newtown shooting More

Mike Looney sees implementation of foreign language and closing achievement gaps as two areas that need improvement More

New tools also move beyond standards under No Child Left Behind Act, which state received waiver from More

State laws on the subject are vague, and that may give Metro school board enough to justify a lawsuit More

MNPS questions the precedent for such punishment and wonders how the amount was determined More

Nashville is one of 17 cities across the country to get sneak-peek screening of new charter school film   More

Earlier this month, the state announced six struggling Metro schools, deeming them 'priority schools'   More

The state's Achievement School District has contracted a handful of charter organizations to eventually take the reins at some of these schools. More

Nearly all of state’s 136 districts an increase in TCAP scores More