MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Read To Succeed received 4,151 gently used books last Thursday from Erma Siegel Elementary’s 4th Annual Holiday Book Drive.
Ms. Pope and her class spearheaded the drive in 2019, and it has since become an annual event. This year’s drive was held between Dec. 1-13.
“I love to read and have so many students who love to read,” said Pope, a fifth-grade teacher. “I feel it is very important for my students to be involved in serving others, a .
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - After more than a year of study and analysis, Rutherford County Schools has developed concepts for county-wide rezoning that would likely begin in August 2025.
The school district is hosting three parent input sessions at schools next week to gather important feedback.
“These input sessions are a vital part of this process,” Director of Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan said. “The concept maps we have put together are not the final recommendation. .
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - As new additions progress at high schools like Riverdale, Oakland and Smyrna, the Rutherford County School Board will be working to redraw school zones… That was Director of the Rutherford County Schools Dr. Jimmy Sullivan.
A big piece of the rezoning puzzle focuses on the opening of a new K thru 5th grade school, which will be built on a section of the Batey Farms property in the Blackman community…
New additions at Oakland, Riverdale and Smyrna High .
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN – A Tennessee Special Session is underway in Nashville this week, with an underlying focus on school safety. Governor Bill Lee requested the Special Session shortly after the Nashville area Covenant School shooting, which took place in late March.
The school safety bill that was signed into law this past May, requires schools built or remodeled after July 1, 2023, to have bulletproof windows and doors. Currently, Rutherford County is looking into the idea of reinforc .
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Schools in Rutherford County and across Middle Tennessee are opening next week, and hundreds of teaching positions still need to be filled. Many of those positions are in special education. JC Bowman, with Professional Educators of Tennessee, told WGNS. Again, Bowman highlighted that teacher attrition is still in crisis, and that schools in general must do a better job with teacher recruitment and retention.
Rutherford County Schools have at least 45-licensed te .