Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

Tennessee lawmakers encouraged aspiring teachers to use their unique perspective to impact education policy decisions during a panel discussion May 5. Read More

The Center for Latin American Studies and the Peabody College Department of Teaching and Learning will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario to Nashville March 29-30. Nazario will speak about her book "Enrique’s Journey" as well as current issues regarding immigration. Read More

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Buena Vista Enhanced Option Elementary School leaders, students and community recently celebrated the opening of a new outdoor classroom and garden. Read More

Skipping along crushed stone pathways flanked by lush green vegetation, students at John B. Whitsitt Elementary School were eager to show a bevy of guests their new classroom: an 11,000-square-foot garden. Read More

The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network is demonstrating progress, according to a Vanderbilt research study. Read More

Eleven international educators from around the world—from Myanmar to Swaziland—are spending a year in Nashville to learn about educational policy and administration. Read More

Nashville’s mayor wants to launch a number of college prep charter schools over the next few years, and the city is turning to students in the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute for creative ideas on how to innovate within these schools to maximize preparation for college and the world beyond. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and The League of Women Voters of Nashville will host a panel discussion on school vouchers, featuring industry experts on the subject on Feb. 7. Read More

Sweet sounds can be heard in area public schools, thanks to Music Makes Us: The Nashville Music Education Project, an exciting program announced last year by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. This fall, Music Makes Us—a partnership among the mayor’s office, the Music City Music Council and the Nashville Public… Read More

Four seniors in the School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV) have been recognized as semifinalists in the national Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Read More

Public education is fundamental to the aims of promoting democracy, social efficiency, and social mobility, writes Claire Smrekar, associate professor of leadership, policy and organizations at Peabody. Read More

Former School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt students Isaiah Bolden, Christopher Peek and Katie Roland analyzed soil samples for a group research project. (Steve Green/Vanderbilt) The School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt is now accepting applications for the Class of 2016. The SSMV is a… Read More

How three Vanderbilt nurses are changing the world, one child at a time Vanderbilt School of Nursing’s Marie Phillips poses with 7-year-old A’Darius Parrish at Park Avenue Elementary School in Nashville, where Phillips serves as school nurse. (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt) Marie Phillips, Kathy Warren and Theresa Hook are Vanderbilt nurses,… Read More

Watch videos of the class “Public Education—Searching for the Best.” Can we count on Metro to educate our children and grandchildren for the future? How is education changing to meet the goals of a diverse population? Topics covered in these videos include issues in education from early childhood through high… Read More

Give to the Nashville Public Education Foundation and support the Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools program or other community agencies Peabody College Dean Camilla Benbow (front row, center) and Metro Nashville Director of Schools Jesse Register (front row, second from right) and the inaugural class of the Vanderbilt… Read More

A delegation of Chinese educators will join leaders from Peabody College and Metro Nashville Public Schools Oct. 24-Nov. 4. Read More

Geographic information systems and geospatial technologies have moved into math and science courses at multiple levels, and teachers are learning how to integrate these tools into curriculums. Read More

Watch video of the full “Evaluating Rewarding Educator Effectiveness” conference. Read the news release. Watch highlights of the announcement. Media Contact: Melanie Moran, (615) 322-NEWS melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu… Read More

Vanderbilt researcher Matthew Springer presented his findings on the first scientific study measuring whether teacher bonuses alone raised student test scores. Educators from throughout the country attended the “Evaluating Rewarding Educator Effectiveness” conference in Nashville where the results were given Sept. 21. Read the news release. Watch the… Read More

Read the news release. Media Contact: Melanie Moran, (615) 322-NEWS melanie.moran@vanderbilt.edu… Read More