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Nashville’s Martha O’Bryan Center gives out backpacks, school supplies at annual Back-to-School Bash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Martha O’Bryan Center handed out more than 250 backpacks filled with school supplies to Nashville children and their families Friday. The annual Back-to-School Bash also gave children an opportunity for a free haircut or braid. American families with school-aged children are expected to spend...
Nashville school board again denies five new charter school applications
The Metro Nashville Public Schools Board voted to deny all five revised charter school applications presented to it Tuesday night. All five schools — Encompass Community School, Nashville School of Excellence, LEAD Cameron Elementary, LEAD Southeast Elementary and Nurses Middle College — were initially denied by the board in April. Charters are allowed to revise their applications and reapply one more time after a denial. ...
Scarlett Family Foundation launches new Nashville Public Schools Data Finder
The education philanthropic organization Scarlett Family Foundation recently launched a new tool designed to allow parents and other education stakeholders to find information and data on schools in Nashville all in one place. According to a recent announcement, the foundation’s Nashville Public Schools Data Finder gives visitors a chance to...
Wilson County Schools 2024-25: Police dogs, calendar and what to else to know for classes
Here we go. After slightly more than a two-month summer vacation that seemed like two weeks, Wilson County Schools will start classes Friday. Growing enrollment, building projects, police dogs and staffing are all part of the coming school year. ...
Metro Nashville Public Schools approves new AI policy guidelines
The Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education approved new guidelines for using AI in schools on Tuesday. The decision comes after the passage of Senate Bill 1711, which requires Tennessee’s public-school districts and charter schools to submit AI policies to the Tennessee Department of Education in July for the 2024-25 school year. The legislation comes as K-12 districts and higher-ed institutions across the nation continue to grow more comfortable with AI-driven ed-tech tools used for content generation, grading and lesson planning, despite many initial concerns about how recent advancements in AI programs like ChatGPT could encourage academic dishonesty and “AI plagiarism” among students.
Back to School Health and Safety
by Courtney E. Clardy FNP-C Courtney E. Clardy FNP-C is a nurse practitioner at Vanderbilt Integrated Urgent Care. Summer is in full swing, but we are already being bombarded with back-to-school reminders! In preparation of a new school year, here is a comprehensive guide for back-to-school health and safety for your children. Begin by visiting […] The post Back to School Health and Safety appeared first on Wilson County Source.
Bus app, calendar, new principals: Lebanon Special School District about to start 2024-25
The Lebanon Special School District will begin classes Aug. 1 — one day before Wilson County Schools start because of the Aug. 1 local general election. The Lebanon Special School District has five elementary schools and two middle schools. After eighth grade, students there generally transfer to a Wilson County high school, which...
From the Classroom to the Industry: HBCU Students’ Journey with Apple (Video)
In collaboration with Apple through its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, the PROPEL Center Arts & Entertainment Industry Accelerator aims to increase diversity within the industry. This yearlong program focuses on empowering students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by fostering empathy, storytelling, motivational leadership, and strategic thinking. Participants...
Preparing Class of 2028 for college life
NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Metro Nashville students are proving that staying close to home can be advantageous as they prepare to attend Tennessee State University this fall. Incoming freshman and Nashville native Eric Thomas joined hundreds of students for the first week of new student orientation (NSO) at TSU.
High Schoolers Acquire STEM-Ulating Hands-On Experience at MTSU Science College Camp
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Sean Vornhagen didn’t mind the burning smell inside the Middle Tennessee State University chemistry lab. He loves science “and my two favorite sciences are chemistry and biology,” he said, knowing burning smells come with the territory. Vornhagen, 17, of Nolensville, and his fellow...
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