(The Center Square) â The Tennessee Department of Education is spending $30 million in COVID-19 relief to help 21 school districts create new paths to employment for students through its Innovative High School Models program.
The program features community partnerships in aviation, health care, dual enrollment opportunities, STEM-focused curriculum, automotive learning, manufacturing and virtual and workplace-based learning programs.
The grant process began with the state accepting 61 applications for the program in March. TDOE Chief of Programs Jean Luna said there was so much interest in the program she asked to expand it from the more than $14 million originally set aside.
âThe traditional model doesnât fit for every student, so the idea of the innovative high school is to meet lots of different needs,â Luna said, adding that the ideas came from feedback from employers, schools and students. âItâs to give some of those kids jumpstarts into postseco
Clarksville NowCMCSSCMCSS has been awarded $1.5 million from the Tennessee Department of Education through a new grant.
CLARKSVILLE, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System has been awarded $1.5 million from the Tennessee Department of Education through a new Innovative High School Models grant.
The program is intended to foster local community partnerships, boost student readiness and prepare high school students for jobs and careers in the community. CMCSS is one of 21 districts across the state to receive this award.
“These Innovative High School Models are another important step in connecting education to work,” said Jeff McCord, commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. “It’s initiatives like these that help increase the prosperity of young people and the communities in which they live.”
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There are two moments in the spring when the historic Natchez Street community in Franklin is just a little more crowded than usual. Moments when the historic, predominantly Black neighborhood comes together, drawing friends and extended family to honor its youth.
For more than a century now, following the end of the Civil War, Natchez Street and its surrounding neighborhood were home to many of Franklin s Black residents and businesses. Natchez High School, Williamson County s only Black high school, was also there until it closed in 1967 with the onset of school integration.
Today the neighborhood annually celebrates many of the youths who would ve gone to school there if they d been students 54 years ago as they go through rite-of-passage moments like prom and graduation.
Eddy Arnold honored with sculpture, sign in Henderson
Eddy Arnold is the biggest name to come out of Chester County, said Henderson Mayor Bobby King.
King was one of about 100 people gathered at Sue Shelton White Park in Henderson on Friday to honor Arnold’s legacy with a sign noting his legendary career in the early days of country music.
But his legacy was also honored by students at Chester County High School and the dual credit welding program with Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump with a sculpture called “Pipe Dreams Do Come True.” It’s a sculpture that looks like a guitar made out of pipes welded together that stands about 10 feet tall.
The 100 Best Community Colleges in America
By Elizabeth Jackson, Stacker News
On 5/16/21 at 8:00 AM EDT
With college costs mounting and student debt remaining a hot topic of conversation, public opinion on four-year colleges has begun to shift, as people contemplate whether they are in fact the only or best option for all students. An estimated 8.7 million undergraduates enrolled in public, two-year colleges during the 2016–17 academic year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. A 2019 study from TD Ameritrade found 36 percent of Gen Z students considered attending a community college before a four-year college, while 21 percent considered attending a community college instead of a four-year college.