There are 5 article(s) tagged Libertas School:

• December 2020

  • Tennessee unveils plan to move struggling schools out of its failed program to rescue them

    The options could include entering new charter school agreements, closing schools, or moving some of its 9,000 students to higher-performing schools.

    By Marta W. Aldrich December 08, 2020

• November 2020

  • State mulls how to exit schools from its turnaround district

    The legislature gave the state education department until Jan. 1 to come up with its blueprint for 27 schools and about 8,000 students to leave the Achievement School District and return to their local systems in Memphis and Nashville. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich November 22, 2020

• September 2020

  • State Department of Education plans on sharing COVID-19 school data

    The state’s Department of Education is expected to announce details Thursday about a plan to share COVID-19 school data, said Commissioner Penny Schwinn.

    By Omer Yusuf September 01, 2020

• November 2019

  • Charter leaders call special education funding a ‘Band-Aid solution’

    Leaders in the Achievement School District, charter schools that took over historically low-performing schools, fear further state cuts would seriously affect special education programs for students with some of the highest needs.

    By Caroline Bauman November 19, 2019

• June 2019

  • Hands-on learning drives teachers and students at Libertas

    Inside the homey classrooms at Libertas, there are no desks lined up in neat rows. Instead, students and teachers sit at scattered chairs and tables — or on the floor if they prefer. 

    By Kathryn Palmer June 24, 2019