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In 1946 there was a controversy when protests broke out as a result of the board of education choosing not to retain seven members of the teaching staff. Ultimately the entire school board resigned and a new board was elected that September. [2] In 2010 Robert Greene began his term as the school district's director.
It took about 15 years for high school integration to work its way throughout Tennessee. Cooke High School in Athens in McMinn County was one of the African-American schools that closed down as a result of integration. [13] The 1956 Tennessee educational census reported fewer than 100 school-age Negroes in McMinn. [8]
The 1870 Tennessee constitution prevented black and white children from attending the same public schools. [23] [24] In 1875, McMinn County had 56 white schools and 10 "colored" schools. [25] After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, Tennessee began to integrate schools. [26]
Principal Kelee Akers greets students at Rosebank Elementary in Nashville on Nov. 2, 2023. The school ranked among Tennessee's top-performing schools in the 2023-24 school year.
McMinn County High School was created in the early 20th century as part of Athens Female College. [3] The McMinn county court purchased the female school facility on April 20, 1903, and turned it into a public high school. [4] The first graduating class in 1903 included seven students. A new facility was built in 1926 on West Madison Street in ...
She began her education career as a teacher at Northside Elementary School in Ila. She moved to East Athens School in 1963, then integrated Chase Street as the first Black teacher in the 1966-67 ...
Higher education in Tennessee (US Government Printing Office, 1893) online. Rolle, Anthony, and Keke Liu. "An empirical analysis of horizontal and vertical equity in the public schools of Tennessee, 1994-2003." Journal of Education Finance (2007): 328-351. online; SAMPLES, RALPH EDWARD.
Rutherford County Board of Education member Tammy Sharp said many families enjoy having more time to celebrate Thanksgiving. The board approved the calendar for the 2024-25 academic year on Oct. 12.