The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce released its latest report on Metro Nashville Public Schools on Tuesday, highlighting areas of innovation and recommending ways the district can improve.

Chronic absentees have been a challenge for most of Metro Nashville Public Schools. Though it is improving, some schools are looking for new ways to help. Warner Elementary School has found a creative way to incentivize parents to bring their children to school: the Warner Exchange.

Warner Elementary Arts Magnet School in East Nashville has partnered with nonprofit organization Communities in Schools of Tennessee to help incentivize attendance by establishing a program, called Warner Exchange, that allows parents who get their children to school to shop for household items using so-called Warner Bucks.

BOLIVAR, Tenn. – (October 24, 2022) – Sherry Hoyle, a Communities in Schools of Tennessee site coordinator at Bolivar Central High School, was recently named the national Communities in Schools All In for Students Award recipient. The award is given annually to recognize the exemplary dedication of one site coordinator from the 2,900 schools that Communities in Schools and its affiliates serve across the country.

Sherry Hoyle, a Communities in Schools of Tennessee site coordinator at Bolivar Central High School, was recently named the national Communities in Schools All In for Students Award recipient.

Once a month, Warner Elementary Arts Magnet School families can come buy cleaning items, food and hygiene products from the Warner Exchange. The currency? Simply sending their child to school.

Rep. John Mark Windle  recently visited War tburg  Central High School to learn  more about the Communities  in Schools of Tennessee (CIS  of Tennessee) program an  affiliate of the national organization working to ensure  ever y student, regardless  of race, zip code or history  of marginalization has what  they need to succeed in  school and beyond.

On Tuesday, September  20, students from Clarkrange  High School’s senior class  attended a college and  career night organized by  Communities in Schools of  Tennessee Site Coordinator,  Misty York.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Saturday, Nashville hosted good eating for a good cause at the "A Mighty Voice" barbecue competition at OZ Arts from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The event benefits four local nonprofits that serve kids in different ways, so the cookoff is raising money to help those organizations continue to be a voice for children.

Communities In Schools is a program that helps students, especially those in under privileged or troubled households. They help with food, clothing, and much more. State representative Jeremy Faison was at the Cosby High School Thursday morning to meet with representatives and coordinators with the Communities In Schools program.

On Tuesday, September  20, students from Clarkrange  High School’s senior class  attended a college and  career night organized by  Communities in Schools of  Tennessee Site Coordinator,  Misty York.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — With the landscape of Metro rapidly changing, some local schools find their numbers increasing. However, many other schools find that while more students might be enrolling, they don't always show up. In tonight's School Patrol, we visited Warner Arts Magnet Elementary School, where they've developed a program that gets students and parents actively involved.