by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 12, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission voted Friday to approve appeals from Music City Academy and The Gate School, overturning Metro Nashville Public Schools’ (MNPS) decisions to deny both proposed charter schools. The votes came during the commission’s...
by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 5, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
A former assistant principal at Stratford High School in Nashville alleged in an interview with WSMV4 that students were placed in fake classes and given manipulated grades in order to help them graduate. The outlet reported last week that Dr. Howard Jones, who served...
by Kaitlin Housler | Aug 20, 2026 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South, TN LEAD
Former Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) teacher Samira Hardcastle is calling on educators to speak publicly about problems she says she witnessed firsthand in the district, including students struggling with basic academic skills and pressure on teachers to...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 23, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released a new television ad ahead of the August 6 gubernatorial primary election vowing to back a “bell to bell, no cell” policy for Tennessee schools if she were to become governor. “Learning is tough enough, but big tech...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 16, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
A new report from the Beacon Center of Tennessee warned that the state’s K-12 education system is failing to prepare many students for today’s workforce, despite record-high graduation rates and significant investments in Career and Technical Education (CTE). The...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 8, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Michael Patrick Leahy, highlighted a viral TikTok video from a middle school teacher to underscore what he calls a deepening national education crisis. On Monday’s edition of his talk radio show, The Michael Patrick Leahy...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 24, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Department of Education has announced the application dates for the Education Freedom Scholarship Program for the 2026–2027 school year, including deadlines for both returning and new families. Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Program, now in...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 5, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
The Nashville-based Beacon Center of Tennessee’s November poll highlights deepening political polarization between Republican and Democratic voters in the Volunteer State. The poll, which surveyed 1,200 registered voters in the state between October 26-29, featured...
