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• A QUESTION OF FOCUS

  By TC Weber on February 9, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  When writing these pieces, I often feel like a curmudgeon shouting “Get off my yard” to the kids. I don’t think of myself as a negative person by nature, but I am driven by an overarching desire to have honest… Read More ›

• A PUSH FOR EXPANDING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN MNPS

  By TC Weber on February 5, 2018 • ( 6 )

  

  I hope everybody enjoyed their Super Bowl festivities yesterday. The NFL did not have a very good season this year, but I think yesterday’s game redeemed the season. It was wall-to-wall action with seldom a dull moment. My MVP award… Read More ›

• NASHVILLE ROCKED

  By TC Weber on February 2, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  My, my, my, but this has been a long week. I compose each post in my head throughout the week. This week, I composed and threw out several different potential posts. This is where I am today. NASHVILLE’S MAYOR The… Read More ›

• LESSONS ABOUND

  By TC Weber on January 29, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  I watched Sunday’s Grammy Award ceremonies. While I’m not as familiar with the top acts as I once may have been, I still enjoy the music, the pomp, and the pageantry. I found it notable that two of this year’s… Read More ›

• A CRITICAL SITUATION

  By TC Weber on January 26, 2018 • ( 4 )

  

  This week, WKRN ran a story by reporter Stephanie Langford on the number of MNPS students who have lost their lives in the past year. According to her report, 36 kids died in the 2016-2017 school year. That’s the highest… Read More ›

• A CONVERSATION WITH NASHVILLE RISE’S ALLISON SIMPSON

  By TC Weber on January 25, 2018 • ( 5 )

  

  I decided to start doing interviews with people involved with education in Tennessee because I felt that in arguing over policy, we’d lost sight of personalities. Education is such a passionate subject that we often forget those we argue against… Read More ›

• A PACKED SCHEDULE

  By TC Weber on January 22, 2018 • ( 1 )

  I hope all of you in Nashville are planning to get to bed early tonight, because tomorrow is going to be a busy, busy day in the Nashville education world. MNPS will be holding their annual School Choice Festival tomorrow… Read More ›

• TIPS FROM A CM

  By TC Weber on January 19, 2018 • ( 2 )

  

  I was casting about today looking for things to write about. A week of snow days, and an extra edition, translated into fewer new things to share. Luckily, Nashville’s 19th District is home to a Council Member (CM) who is… Read More ›

• SNOW DAY BLUES

  By TC Weber on January 17, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  What do you do when you write a blog on education issues and you are stuck in the house because of snow and ice? Why, you write a special edition blog post, of course. Unfortunately, the last two days have… Read More ›

• THE RESULTS ARE IN

  By TC Weber on January 15, 2018 • ( 0 )

  Hope everyone is enjoying their Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. We should all take a moment to reflect on his words and deeds while we are enjoying the time off from work. This morning I re-read his quote: “The function… Read More ›

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