NPT Reports: Average Students Become High Achievers with the AVID Program
Leann Norrod has big dreams. “My goals are to get into Watkins university and get my degree for photography, and then to work for National Geographic,” says Norrod. But the high school senior didn’t...
View ArticleNPT Reports: Kurdish Community Tries to Bridge Cultural Gap with Schools
For many students new to the United States, school can be the greatest adjustment. Helping to close that culture gap is why members of the Kurdish community gathered recently at the Salahadeen Center...
View ArticleNPT Reports: Mariachi Comes to Nashville Schools
Mariachi classes are now being offered at Wright Middle School and Glencliff High School as part of the new Music Makes Us education program, a public/private partnership among Metro Schools, Mayor...
View ArticleNPT Reports: Students Have Their Say about School Climate with New Online Survey
A school’s success is often measured by academic performance, test scores, and attendance rates. But what about factors like safety, drug and alcohol use, and even how students feel in the classroom?...
View ArticleNPT Reports: High School`s `College Zone` Gets Students on Track
Principal Ron Woodard is the epitome of ‘in your face’—but in a good way. He’s trying to change the culture of Maplewood High School and get college on his students’ minds, everyday. “I think it...
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NPT Reports: Graduation by the Numbers Airs Tonight at 9pm
NPT Breaks Down the Graduation Numbers in New American Graduate Special Half-hour documentary looks at “Graduation by the Numbers;” part of national “American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen”...
View ArticleNPT Reports: Education Leaders Talk School Safety at Statewide Summit
State leaders and school officials across Tennessee gathered this week to weigh in on a pressing issue in wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting—how can we make schools safer? “I am a father...
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