Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Tomorrow morning, a fleet of yellow school buses will shuttle thousands of Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) students to elementary, middle and high schools all over the city for the first day of the 2012-2013 school year. Whether it's the first day of kindergarten, the first day of senior year or somewhere in between, the Chamber's goal of 100 percent ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
On Monday, 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 academic subjects ...
Thursday, April 05, 2012
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. Since their implementation in 2008, the Academies of Nashville have aligned local and state initiatives to provide a relevant context for learning and prepare every student for higher ...
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
During the week of July 19, 20 and 21, the Academies of Nashville Partnership Councils for Arts, Media & Communications; Engineering, Manufacturing & Industrial Technology; and Business, Marketing & Information Technology met for the first time for the 2011-2012 school year at the Boy Scouts of America Middle Tennessee Service Center in Nashville.
The meetings started with welcomes and introductions, ...