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Chamber Policy Chief Guest-Teaches at Stratford High School

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy

This week I was given the opportunity to teach a class of 9th grade students at Stratford High School as part of Teach For America’s Teaching As Leadership Week. TFA invited several community leaders to visit one of their corps member’s classes and teach a full lesson about “leadership.” Because of the Chamber’s extensive support of Metro’s high school redesign, ...

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Category: Education

ONE NASHVILLE Celebrates School Volunteers

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Posted by: Rita McDonald - Public Education
ONE NASHVILLE set out to fuel the fire for volunteerism in Metro Nashville Public Schools nearly four months ago, on January 28. The primary goal of our call to action was to emphasize the vital role volunteers play in our schools. The call to action added an extra benefit to volunteering, with an opportunity to win a prize. As the ...
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Category: Education
Tags: Metro Schools education

Chamber and High School Academies Celebrate End of the School Year

Friday, May 10, 2013
Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy
Monday night, more than 300 academy business partners and Metro Schools educators packed Rocketown for the third annual Academies of Nashville Awards. McGavock High School’s Academy of Aviation and Transportation, currently undergoing its review for accreditation from the National Career Academy Coalition, won the coveted “Academy of the Year” award. The awards were made possible by event sponsors Altria and ...
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Category: Education
Tags: Harold Love David Davoudpour Anna Shepherd Academies of Nashville Awards Elissa Kim Jay Steele Jill Speering Cheryl Mayes Steve Turner Karl Dean Steve Glover Jo Ann Brannon Academies of Nashville

Two MNPS High Schools Receive National Acclaim

Thursday, May 09, 2013
Posted by: Rita McDonald - Public Education
At the Chamber, we often say that Middle Tennessee has one of the strongest business climates and best qualities of life in the nation, and we keep a close eye on national rankings that help us back up those claims. This spring, we've been excited to see rankings rolling in touting our job growth, livability and affordability.

While Nashville and ...
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Category: Education
Tags: Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet School national rankings MNPS Metro Schools Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School

Congratulations to Our 2013 Academies of Nashville Awardees

Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Posted by: Rita McDonald - Public Education
Last night, more than 300 educators and business volunteers gathered at Rocketown to recognize excellence within the Academies of Nashville. The Academies are Metro Schools’ effort to prepare every Nashville student for college and career in the district’s 12 zoned high schools. This concept, which has become a national model, enables students to choose a theme by which their core ...
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Category: Education
Tags: Academies of Nashville Awards PENCIL Foundation MNPS Metro Schools Academies of Nashville Partnership Councils Academies of Nashville

Raising Expectations for Tennessee Students Through Common Core State Standards

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Posted by: Stephanie Coleman - Policy
At the Nashville Area Chamber, we understand the connection between quality education, a skilled workforce and regional economic prosperity. That’s why we’ve made public education improvement our No. 1 priority. The business community’s support is a key component in reaching the level of educational excellence our children deserve.

For this reason, we joined the Expect More, Achieve More coalition last ...
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Category: Education
Tags: Tennessee Department of Education Common Core State Standards Expect More, Achieve More Common Core

Volunteer With ONE NASHVILLE for Your Chance to Win!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Posted by: Rita McDonald - Public Education
The ONE NASHVILLE call to action that began January 28 to encourage people to volunteer within Metro Schools is in the home stretch. The final day of the initiative is May 1; only a week remains!

We hope you have had a great experience working with Metro Schools. Volunteering and interacting with the students is truly a rewarding experience. To ...
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Tags: MNPS school volunteers

Nashville and Tennessee Represented at National School Boards Association Conference

Monday, April 15, 2013
Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy
Last weekend, I was in San Diego with a team from Metro Schools at the National School Boards Association's annual conference. The four-day gathering draws more than 5,000 school board members and administrators from across the country. MNPS Chief Academic Officer Jay Steele, Board members Cheryl Mayes and Anna Shepherd and I led a presentation of the Academies of Nashville ...
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Category: Education
Tags: National School Boards Association Anna Shepherd Metro School Board Common Core Jay Steele Metro Schools Cheryl Mayes Academies of Nashville

President's Budget Endorses Nashville's 'Academies' Approach

Thursday, April 11, 2013
Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy
President Obama unveiled his proposed fiscal year 2014 budget today, and while it is sure to face significant alteration by Congress (assuming Congress is able to make progress in adopting a budget), there are some noteworthy ideas in the area of education. Backing up the president’s focus on pre-K education in his State of the Union speech, his proposed budget ...
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Category: Education
Tags: budget Arne Duncan education reform pre-K Barack Obama higher education Bill Haslam Academies of Nashville

"Rightsizing” the Charter School Conversation: We’re In

Sunday, April 07, 2013
Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy

This week, Metro School Board member Will Pinkston authored a thoughtful opinion piece in the City Paper, in which he asked Nashvillians to agree on three points: charter schools are a valuable part of Nashville’s public school offerings; Metro Schools are, in fact, now improving on year-over-year test results; and that the ongoing feud between the Metro School Board and state policymakers over charter ...

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Category: Education
Tags: Will Pinkston charter schools MNPS
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