TNEdReport wrote this past Friday that two Nashville area elected officials have filed legislation (HB508/SB975) that would end the ASD at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. From the bill summary: As introduced, abolishes the achievement school district at…
This is the second in our series of current and former teachers who play a role in making the policies that impact our district and state. This profile is on Margo Roen, Deputy Chief Portfolio Officer at the Achievement School…
By Ezra Howard Summary: Co-location’s Impact on the Kids Left Behind Nearly everyone agrees that struggling schools need support, but the disagreement comes with the best method to do so. In drastic cases, drastic measures are taken. The Obama administration…
There’s been a lot of coverage of the ASD in recent weeks and months. In order to make sure all sides of the story are covered, we’re publishing a Q&A we did with the ASD’s Elliot Smalley. Below is part two of…
There’s been a lot of coverage of the ASD in recent weeks and months. In order to make sure all sides of the story are covered, we’re publishing a Q&A we did with the ASD’s Elliot Smalley. Below is part one…
Last Thursday Grace Tatter from Chalkbeat reported a new development with how the ASD engages with communities around priority schools. Tatter’s reporting seems to indicate a shift in the ASD’s policy as to the timeline for engaging schools. Instead of…
As a follow-up to the piece I just posted highlighting the coverage of the ASD’s takeover decisions, I wanted to write a related post highlighting two things that aren’t being talked about when it comes to the ASD’s future in Tennessee.…
Yesterday the Achievement School District (ASD) announced it will take over five schools here in Memphis and one in Nashville. In doing so it rejected calls from multiple quarters to put a moratorium on expansion until they demonstrate success with their…
It’s been a few days since our last ASD coverage update, and we’ve had a few notable news events on the ground in Memphis and in Nashville. Here’s a summary of the most recent news stories and what they mean for the…
Over the past few weeks we’ve written a lot about the ASD, from data analysis of their performance to coverage of their community meetings last week. We’ve also also reached out to groups and individuals across the city with stakes…
