Ed and Andrea Loughry join an elite group of civic leaders to be honored by The City Schools Foundation for their support of public education at the 9th Annual Excellence in Education Celebration on Feb 5, 2016. Ed Loughry is a 6th generation native of Murfreesboro. Ed is a graduate… Read More »
Discovery School at Bellwood scored a consecutive third place win in this year’s Music City BEST robotics competition and has advanced to the South’s BEST Championship at Auburn University. The team earned high marks in several areas including fifth place robot, first place marketing presentation, best middle school robot, most… Read More »
TNReady is the state’s new TCAP test for English language arts and math in grades 3-11. The new TNReady TCAP tests are designed to assess true student understanding and not just basic memorization and test-taking skills. TNReady will measure student understanding of our current state standards in English language arts… Read More »
On October 31, 2015, the Discovery School Robotics Team will return to Lipscomb University to participate in the annual Music City BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) engineering competition. Designed as a competition for middle and high school students, Discovery school continues to be the only elementary school and the… Read More »
The City Schools Foundation will distribute over $50,000 in grants to teachers in 2015. Sixteen grants have been selected for funding out of 75 grant applications. The Foundation will award the largest grant in its history, $22,995, to Northfield Elementary Music Teachers to fund “Tickling the Ivories” combining music and… Read More »
The City Schools Foundation is proud to present Foundation and Fashions on Thursday, October 1 at the Stones River Country Club. The event will begin at 5:30 with runway action beginning at 6:15 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. For additional information, visit www.cityschoolsfoundation.com. 2015… Read More »
MCS is planning to install a Little Free Library in front of all schools this fall and we want our students to be involved in the process. Students can help create the miniature library by entering the Little Free Library Design Competition. All they have to do is sketch and… Read More »
Renowned artist Timothy Lee visited Hobgood Elementary School this week. Lee, the first prizewinner of the 2014 VSA Emerging Young Artists Competition, shared his story and artistic insights while instructing two 5th grade classes during his visit. The VSA, an affiliate of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing… Read More »