On the Fly presented by The TN Firefly

Cookeville High School English teacher Heather Gates (second from the right in photo) and Martin Middle School science teacher Jody Hatler (far right in photo) are two members of this year's Teachers for Student Success cohort. The annual advocacy and policy leadership development program is designed by Tennesseans for Student Success to empower educators from around the state with the knowle...

This week LEAD Public Schools is scheduled to see its legal challenge of a controversial school rezoning plan heard in a Nashville courtroom. LEAD operates LEAD Cameron Middle School, one of the rare public charter schools in Tennessee that students are zoned to attend. The rezoning plan approved last year by the Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education changes that by rezoning LEAD Camer...

Memphis State Representative Mark White chairs the House Education Committee. Firefly contributor Steven Bergman sat down with him earlier this month to talk about Tennessee's education history and his thoughts on how to address the teacher shortage problem.  Chairman White also discussed his plans to push for state intervention in Memphis-Shelby County Schools following the school board&apos...

Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally named a former teacher, Senator Dawn White, to head up the Senate Education Committee Thursday morning. Tennessee Firefly Contributor Steven Bergman sat down to talk with White about her goals for the new legislative session.