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Back to School

The new school year is here! Here's everything you need to know!

Kelly Broderick

Back to School supply drive brings financial relief to Middle Tennessee families

Inflation will have a big impact on back-to-school shopping. Families with children in elementary through high school will spend, on average, $864 on school items — about $15 more than last year.

Retired teachers can return to classrooms, keep benefits in new Tenn. law

Retired teachers in Tennessee can return to work while keeping their retirement benefits. Gov. Bill Lee recently signed off on the law.

How to help children transition back into new school year

Summer break is coming to an end very soon and health care professionals have some advice for parents as children transition back into the school routine.

Metro Schools job fair hopes to fill 250 teacher vacancies

As things stand right now, less than a month before the first day of school, Metro Nashville Public Schools is still hundreds of teachers short of what they need for each classroom.

Metro Nashville Public Schools to offer lunches at no cost to all students

$7.5 million is budgeted each year coming from COVID relief funds for the next two school years to help close the gap created by the end of federal waivers.

There's 1,000 teacher openings in Middle Tennessee. The breakdown per district.

A NewsChannel 5 analysis shows more than 1,000 teacher openings during the first week of July. During the 2021-2022 school year, the state had 1,024 unfilled vacancies.

Donelson nonprofit helps teachers get ready for the first day of class

As back-to-school season gets underway one store in Donelson is helping teachers get their classrooms ready for the next school year.

Gov. Beshear releases statement on school mask requirement

Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that he plans to sign an executive order that states that all students, staff, and visitors at K-12 schools will be required to wear a mask at the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

Williamson Co. School to require masks in elementary schools

The Williamson County School Board voted to require students, staff and visitors at elementary schools to wear face masks while indoors and on buses beginning August 12 through at least Tuesday, September 21 at 11:59 p.m.

Gov. Beshear: All Kentucky schools required to wear masks

Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that he plans to sign an executive order that states that all students, staff, and visitors at K-12 schools will be required to wear a mask at the start of the 2021-2022 school year.

Tips on easing your child's back-to-school anxiety

Students across Tennessee are heading back to the classroom. Parents and students may be anxious about this transition.

MNPS to offer tutoring to combat learning loss

As Metro Nashville students head back to school on Tuesday, the district has already announced plans to combat learning loss due to the pandemic.

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