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Second Academies VIP Tour: Antioch High School

Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy
More than 30 community and business leaders turned out this morning for the Academy VIP Tour at Antioch High School. The Academies of Nashville are Metro Schools’ innovative approach to redesigning its 12 zoned high schools, impacting 15,000 students with the goal of preparing every graduate for college and an eventual career. School districts across the country are coming to ...
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Category: Education
Tags: Duane Dominy Gary Nixon Dr. Jesse Register David Swett Trevecca Nazarene University Bruce Maxwell Ric Pennisi Nissan North America Fabian Bedne Harold Frelix JoAnn Brannon Jim Gotto Brady Banks Sherry Jones Jason Potts Jacobia Dowell Karen Johnson Ben Freeland high school reform MNPS Metro Schools Tennessee Credit Union Cheryl Mayes Deloitte Antioch High School Just Cruisin' Plus Academies of Nashville

Chamber Announces Nominees for Inaugural Academies of Nashville Awards

Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy


The first-ever Academies of Nashville Awards, sponsored by Altria and Deloitte, are intended to celebrate the success and excellence in Metro Schools’ reform efforts for each of its 12 zoned high schools. A nominating committee composed of leaders from the school district, Chamber and PENCIL Foundation developed the list of nominees after soliciting input from high school teachers, administrators and ...
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Category: Education
Tags: LP Corporation Glencliff High School HCA Whites Creek High School Nashville State Community College Overton High School Hillwood High School Trevecca Nazarene University Visitors Bureau Cane Ridge High School Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Academies of Nashville Awards McGavock High School Pearl-Cohn High School Healthways PENCIL Foundation education reform Holiday Inn Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau Altria Vanderbilt University MNPS Metro Schools Permanent General Tennessee Credit Union YMCA Deloitte Dialysis Clinic Hunters Lane High School Stratford High School Maplewood High School Antioch High School CMT Gaylord Entertainment Academies of Nashville Partnership Councils Academies of Nashville

Career Exploration Fair a Hit with Metro’s 9th-grade students

Monday, November 08, 2010
Posted by: Marc Hill - Policy
Last Friday, all of Metro Schools’ first-time freshmen who are enrolled in the district’s 12 zoned high schools got a chance to explore their futures. More than 4,200 9th-graders cycled through the Nashville Convention Center, interacting with hundreds of professionals representing more than 100 different careers. The Academies of Nashville Partnership Councils, six industry-based committees composed of business leaders and ...
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Category: Education
Tags: Trevecca Nazarene University Career Exploration Fair Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau MNPS Shoney’s Metro Schools CMT Middle Tennessee State University Academies of Nashville