More Parents Choose To Leave Tennessee Government Schools, Reducing Enrollment 

Tennessee Public Schools Have Lost More Than 14,000 Students Since The Start Of The Pandemic — With Most Switching To Private Schools And A Lesser Number Newly Homeschooled, A New Report From The Urban Institute Has Found.

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Metro Nashville Public Schools See Declining Enrollment And Declining Funds

Metro Nashville Public Schools Will Be Receiving More Funds From The State, Thanks To The New Education Funding Formula, But, With Enrollment Numbers Lower Than Anticipated, They Will Be Bringing In About $22 Million Less Than Expected.

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Updated Mapping Tennessee Education Site Provides New Insights

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Has Released New Interactive Online Dashboards On K-12 Education. The Dashboards Provide Updated Education Data On Schools And School Districts For The 2020-21 School Year. There Are Two Dashboards: One For Public Schools And One For Non-Public Schools.

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Hamilton County School Board Tackles Divisive Books In HCS Libraries

During The Hamilton County School Board Meeting On October 21st, The Board Along With School Administrators Tackled The Topic Of Whether Books Found To Be Offensive Should Be On School Book Shelves For Students To Access.

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Public School Enrollment Drop 3 Percent Nationally

The Number Of Students Attending Public Schools During The 2020-2021 Academic Year Fell By Roughly 3% Compared With The Previous Year. Home-Schooling More Than Doubled As Many Parents Pass On Virtual Learning During Pandemic.

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Tennessee Public School Enrollment Mirrors National Decline

Tennessee Matched The National Trend As Public School Enrollment This Past School Year Was Down 2.9% In The State Compared With The 2019-2020 School Year, According To Preliminary Data Released By NCES.

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