NASHVILLE, TN – Director of Schools Dr. Adrienne Battle announced Monday that elementary schools might close right after Thanksgiving. “I want to prepare families now for the likelihood that if we don’t see improvements in the citywide metrics as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, we are going to ask those students who are attending in person currently (those in Pre-K-4 and students with exceptional needs) to attend virtually starting in two weeks on Monday, November 30. We would expect to be learning virtually for three weeks until the start of the Winter Break on December 17,” Battle said. Three of…
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By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. “The people of this nation have spoken. They have delivered us a clear victory. … We have won with the most votes ever cast for a presidential ticket in the history of this nation. “I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but to unify. … Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end here and now.” With these words, the president-elect, Joe Biden, set a new tone and a new mood in Washington. No longer will the bully pulpit of the White House be used to…
By Matt Barnum President-elect Joe Biden’s education secretary will face an immediate high-stakes test: whether to allow states to forgo their usual standardized testing again. State testing would bring a host of practical challenges at a time when many students are still learning exclusively from home. Critics, including many educators and their unions, also worry that it would sap resources and morale from an already battered school system. But if states don’t test, it would mean going two straight years without one solid source of data on students’ English and math performance, making it more difficult to measure the gaps in learning many expect…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Leaders with Middle Tennessee State University and the 118th Wing of the Tennessee Army National Guard signed an agreement to collaborate in several areas, notably in research of unmanned aircraft systems operations and computer science. The memorandum of understanding signed Nov. 3th, by MTSU Provost Mark Byrnes, Tennessee Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jeff Holmes and Wing Commander Col. Todd A. Wiles also calls upon both entities to collaborative training and research initiatives. “We at MTSU take great pride in the many unique and productive partnerships that our academic colleges and units establish to provide real-world opportunities and experiences for our students,” Byrnes said. Holmes, who oversees the state’s National Guard and the Air…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – During a recent special called Board meeting, the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency’s (MDHA) Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Saul Solomon to serve as the interim executive director of the Agency. Solomon, who has served as the legal counsel for the MDHA Board since March 2017, will begin his new role the week of Nov. 30, 2020. Solomon will replace MDHA’s fifth and current Executive Director Jim Harbison, who announced his resignation in September after seven years of service. Harbison will finish out his contract, which is in effect until Dec. 4, 2020. “Jim Harbison has been…
Nashville, TN – The beautiful new green space on Jefferson Street, named in January in honor of one of the city’s most well-known entrepreneurs, Kossie Gardner Senior, is ready for play! The grand opening ceremony for Kossie Gardner Sr. Park is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Monday, November 16. The ceremony will be streamed live on Metro Parks’ Facebook channel https://www.facebook.com/MetroNashvilleParks Designed as a gathering space to accommodate events, music and other outdoor activities – the park features a lawn, play equipment, plaza space and a mural wall. The quarter-acre site will ultimately become a civic space where Nashvillians can engage…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA) is opening waiting lists for CWA Plaza Apartments I and II on a first-come, first-served basis in this month. Anyone currently on the waiting list for CWA Plaza Apartments will need to reapply. New in 2020, MDHA is creating two separate waiting lists for CWA Plaza Apartments I and CWA Plaza Apartments II. The waiting list for CWA Plaza Apartments I will be open from noon Nov. 17 until 3 p.m. Nov. 20, 2020. CWA Plaza Apartments I features two- and three-bedroom apartments. The waiting list for CWA Plaza Apartments…
Click below to watch AKA President Glenda Glover who was interviewed by CBS News concerning Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s historic win and the impact of Black sororities, the Divine 9, and HBCUs in this election. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gx4mqf_15Y
The Second Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church (SED) has received a grant of $999,726.00 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Second District Rural Churches Revitalization Program (RCRP). The program is funded through Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative. The aim of the national initiative is to strengthen Christian congregations so they can help people deepen their relationships with God, build strong relationships with each other and contribute to the flourishing of local communities and the world. Lilly Endowment is making nearly $93 million in grants through the initiative. The grants will support organizations as they work directly with…
LEBANON, TENN. – Wilson Bank & Trust has welcomed public relations executive Deborah Varallo to its board of directors, officials announced. Varallo, founder of full-service marketing and PR firm Varallo Public Relations, is the bank’s first board member based in the Nashville Metro area. She has been featured in publications such as Fortune, Entrepreneurial and Bloomberg magazines, and is a member of the Society of Fellows for TEDxNashville. Varallo has also been recognized as a YWCA of Middle Tennessee ‘Woman of Achievement’ and in the Nashville Business Journal’s ‘Women of Influence.’ “Wilson Bank & Trust has always been blessed with…