U.S. News and World Report recently released its annual rankings of K-12 schools, both nationally and by state.
Three Rutherford County Schools — McFadden School of Excellence, Thurman Francis Arts Academy and Central Magnet School — all earned ratings in the top five in their designated grade bands for Tennessee schools.
For K-5 schools, McFadden School of Excellence and Thurman Francis Arts Academy finished first and fifth, respectively. Central Magnet School was rated as first f .
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(RUTHERFORD COUNTY) Rutherford County Schools Director Dr. Jimmy Sullivan announced that the current Thurman Francis Arts Academy's Principal Jeff McCann has been named the next School Choice coordinator for Rutherford County Schools effective in November, 2023.
Since 2016, McCann has served as principal of Thurman Francis, an academic magnet school serving students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Smyrna. It is one of several choice schools offered by Rutherford County Schools.
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Random and unexpected, 7-year-old Zoe Beard turned around in the spacious Tennessee Livestock Center main arena at Middle Tennessee State University and gave a total stranger a hug.
MTSU student Olivia Key was the recipient of the kind gesture by the Christiana Elementary School first grader, who was overjoyed by all the fun, excitement, sights and sounds of experiencing farm life under one roof.
“She wanted to give me a hug .