What We Are Learning

What We’re Learning: See What’s New in Our Updated School Cluster Profiles

In 2019, the Scarlett Family Foundation released the Cluster Profiles resource, a data-driven look into the performance and demographic metrics of Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) zoned school clusters. With these profiles – one for each MNPS high school feeder pattern or “cluster” – we aim to present the educational pathways of students who choose to attend their zoned...Read More

Best Practices for COVID-19

Join Tara Scarlett, President of the Scarlett Family Foundation for a virtual fireside chat with Emily Freitag, CEO of Instruction Partners. Instruction Partners is a nonprofit organization that walks arm-in-arm with educators to support great teaching and student learning. Emily and her team work with small school systems, both district and charter, to ensure ALL students have an...Read More

What We’re Learning: Check Out Our Nashville Public Charter Schools Update for 2018-2019

Nashville will truly thrive when every student, no matter where they live in our community, has access to a high-quality school and an outstanding education.  As a city, we have not yet accomplished this goal. But for some Nashville families, the best possible educational fit for their student comes in the form of a public charter school.  When a city can provide several...Read More

Junior Achievement – Empowering Students to Own Their Economic Success

Since 1919, Junior Achievement has sought to empower students across the nation with the skills they’ll need to thrive in a global economy, providing lessons on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness through engaging, hands-on activities.   Today, Junior Achievement reaches approximately 4.9 million students per year – from kindergarten through 12th grade – in all...Read More

Nashville’s Third Grade Literacy Challenge: Where do we go from here?

In 1993, in its education report card, the Nashville Chamber of Commerce named literacy as a significant issue plaguing Metro Public Schools. 26 years later, this warning has snowballed into what can only be called a public crisis. In the year 2019, seven out of ten third-graders in Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) cannot read at grade level – approximately 4,500 children in total....Read More