Nashville Tennessean
Just this week, Cassie Norton, a high school history teacher in Nashville, and her class were discussing Freedom Riders and myriad roles people played during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Part of learning the history of the era means talking about race and racism, Norton said.
The bill doesn’t specifically name critical race theory, although supporters have cited it during the legislative debate. Critical race theory teaches that systematic racism is ingrained in U.S. institutions and white people have benefited from it.
The concept and whether schools, churches and other corporations should subscribe to it has been a source of renewed controversy in recent months.
TDOE Charter School Expansion Grants Awarded To 15 Applicants
Awards Will Fund 8,800 New Charter School Seats For Tennessee Students Friday, May 7, 2021
The Tennessee Department of Education on Friday announced that 15 applicants have been awarded subgrants under the Charter School Expansion Grant, including two in Hamilton County. These funds are intended to support sponsors throughout the planning, design, application, and potential launch of new charter schools in the state.
These subgrants will fund up to 8,800 new charter school seats that, subject to authorizer approval, will be available to students in five districts that currently do not have any charter schools and in three districts that already authorize charter schools.
Nashville s recovery from a multi-crisis year will start with a budget that puts “people first,” Mayor John Cooper said Thursday.
In his second State of Metro address, Cooper outlined a robust agenda that seeks to push Nashville forward with major investments in education, affordable housing, transportation and pay increases for teachers and city employees.
“At the heart of our budget, we’re putting people first, fixing problems, and investing in our neighborhoods. We will bring the opportunity of the city to all the people of the city,” Cooper told a limited crowd of city leaders at Music City Center. “As long as we make these investments, Nashville’s future is bright. And we’ll re-emerge as a city that works and works for everyone.”
About 620 educators serving Mason City Schools will receive a one time cash payment for working during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced Monday.
The 3% bonus is part of a three-year agreement with the Mason Education Association, approved by Mason City Schools board of education during a Monday evening board meeting.
Few other school districts across the country have planned similar COVID-19 bonuses for teachers, including a $1,000 per employee bonus at Metro Nashville Public Schools, according to a report from the Nashville Tennessean. Employees in the Osnaburg Local School District in Canton received a $500 bonus in November, according to the Canton Repository.