Six Tennessee schools win federal ‘Blue Ribbon’ status for 2018

https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2018/10/01/six-tennessee-schools-win-federal-blue-ribbon-status-for-2018/

Six Tennessee public schools, including two in suburban Shelby County, were named “Blue Ribbon” schools Monday by the U.S. Department of Education.

Making this year’s list from Tennessee are:

• Discovery School, Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro City Schools

• Donelson Elementary, Arlington, Arlington Community Schools

• Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet School, Nashville, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

• Lakeland Elementary School, Lakeland,  Lakeland School System

• Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Hendersonville, Sumner County Schools

• Scales Elementary School, Brentwood, Williamson County Schools

Tennessee hits highest graduation rate for second year in a row

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2018/10/01/tennessee-nashville-public-schools-maintained-its-graduation-rate-while-williamson-county-sch/1486171002/

Tennessee's graduation rate held steady year over year, maintaining the record rate of 89.1 percent that was recorded last school year. Overall, more than 56 percent of districts with high schools saw their graduation rates improve compared with last year’s rates, according to the Tennessee Department of Education.