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But he said he carries a lot of his students' own trauma with him. "How do I tell a child who is scared, 'You'll be alright' when I'm scared too?" Brown said. "You are carrying a lot of hats, carrying a lot of trauma." Officials say initiatives and strategies for recruiting and retaining teachers of color will be even more important now. Earlier this year, Project Inspire received an $84,000 grant from the National Center for Teacher Residencies' Black Educators Initiative for three new initiatives. The money will fund a mentorship program pairing Black teaching residents with veteran tea...

A similar attempt last year by 4 Good Government, which was met with staunch opposition from a broad coalition of unions, businesses and advocates, failed after a judge struck down the initiatives. Local attorney Jim Roberts revived the initiative in February.  Save Nashville Now consists of many of the same groups that fought the proposal last year. Charles Robert Bone, who led the fundraising efforts last year, serves as the coalition's treasurer. Nashville Business Coalition is also listed as a member.  The referendum could lead to "drastic" cuts to city services, undermine public safe...

By FOX 17 May 7, 2021 HB 0580/SB 0623 bans teaching “critical race theory,” without naming the theory. The bill’s sponsor says that was by design, so that it couldn’t be rebranded. “If we mentioned that term someone would just change the name, and they’d still be doing whatever they wanted to,” Rep. John Ragan (R-District 33) said. Some lawmakers expressed concerns about how this will impact students in the classroom. Ragan said slavery and other difficult topics are still allowable, but that it needs to be “impartial,” Ragan said. “It just must be presented in an imparti...

Nashville teachers will see a pay increase every year under a new plan paid for by Mayor John Cooper's proposed $50 million investment in teacher compensation announced Thursday. Teachers will see on average a $6,900 increase this year as the city and the district seek to provide competitive, living wages to its educators. The nearly $50 million needed to revamp the district's pay structure is made possible by an already recovering economy and the city's strengthened faith in the public school system, the school board and the leadership of Director of Schools Adrienne Battle. The proposed pa...

Odessa Kelly Takes Aim at Cooper ‘Dynasty’ in Congressional Primary Bid The national group behind ‘The Squad’ taps local nonprofit leader, longtime community center director to lead off 2022 efforts Tweet Odessa Kelly, photographed at the Napier Community CenterPhoto: Eric England Odessa Kelly is greeted like a celebrity at the Napier Community Center. The kids playing basketball in the gym call out to “Miss Odessa” and run over to give her fist bumps. Adult supervisors offer hugs. It’s been more than a year since the 39-year-old left...