Budding Blackman ‘Scientists’ Experience MTSU Labs
Six of Blackman High School’s top science students are experiencing far-reaching insights into Middle Tennessee State University research and laboratory facilities during a weeklong immersion project.
Biology assistant professor David E. Nelson made the offering,...
There’s a New Lady in Charge at Christiana Elementary
Angie Baker-Templeton comes from a long line of educators.
In fact, she has a framed copy of a tattered teacher’s contract that belonged to her great-grandmother, who taught in a one-room school house in Franklin...
Rutherford Co. Schools Name New Secondary Coordinator
Dr. Kay Martin has been named the secondary coordinator for Rutherford County Schools effective July 1, announced Richard Zago, the assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.
The secondary coordinator position works with the district’s high...
MTSU-Steel Barrel Brewing Co. Raising the Bar on Fermentation
Ground Breaking: Steel Barrel Brewing Co.
Thursday marked the groundbreaking at 7408 John Bragg Highway for what will be the Steel Barrel Brewing Companies Factory. The company will team with MTSU, providing students the opportunity...
State Issues Warning About Chronic Absenteeism
Students who miss 18 school days per year will be considered “chronically absent” according to the Tennessee Department of Education.
Beginning with the 2017-18 school year, the State will use a new accountability measure called...
County Residents Excel at Higher Education
Nearly 430 students at Columbia State Community College were named to the dean’s list for earning academic honors this spring.
“Being named to the dean’s list is a notable achievement,” said Dr. Margaret D. Smith,...
RCS Names New Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
Dr. Andrea Anthony will serve as the next assistant superintendent for Human Resources and Student Services for Rutherford County Schools, Director of Schools Don Odom announced today.
“Twelve years of experience as a high school...
MTSU Seeing Increase in High-Ability Students
Middle Tennessee State University’s president told the Board of Trustees Monday (June 5) that the institution remains committed to recruiting high-ability students and is on track for enrollment gains in the fall.
President Sidney A....
Smyrna Primary School Names New Principal
A few years ago during the Aspiring Administrators Academy — a semester-long course Rutherford County Schools offers to those who wish to one day serve as a principal — Felicia James received a book...
Goldwater Scholarship leaves MTSU Student Jumping for Joy
Single mother and MTSU student Kirsten Cunningham vividly recalls the exact moment she learned she had received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. People working with and around her in the Science Building remember it, too.
“It was...
