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No Sex, No Educationnew

What's at stake in the Tennessee legislature's covert war on Planned Parenthood.
Nashville Scene  |  Jonathan Meador  |  05-10-2012  |  Education

Nashville School Resegregation Threatens a New Generationnew

The black-white educational achievement gap is already yawning in Nashville, and the city's black leaders are convinced a rezoning plan will exacerbate that.
Nashville Scene  |  Jeff Woods  |  08-29-2008  |  Education

Tennessee Takes Small Step to Protect Special Ed. Students from Seclusion and Restraintnew

Disability advocates who have spent more than a year trying to convince state legislators about the troubling fact that special education students are being physically restrained, strapped to chairs and locked in janitor closets hit a small landmark last week as the state Senate passed a bill to address a growing problem in classrooms across the state.
Nashville Scene  |  Elizabeth Ulrich  |  05-02-2008  |  Education

Not-So-Special Educationnew

When things go terribly wrong for Nashville's most vulnerable students, parents are the last to know.
Nashville Scene  |  P.J. Tobia  |  11-02-2007  |  Education

Reading, Writing and Jesusnew

The Wilson County school board wants to send its students to Sunday school all week long.
Nashville Scene  |  P.J. Tobia  |  10-24-2006  |  Education

Confessions of a Substitute Teachernew

A substitute teacher realizes she's not worthy to lace up a real teacher's comfortable shoes. On stealing office supplies, moderating fart fests and locking students in closets (not really).
Nashville Scene  |  Bernie Sheahan  |  08-17-2005  |  Education

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