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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]
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 ...
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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.
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This is a list of public school districts in Tennessee, sorted alphabetically. The majority of school districts are operated by county governments, and some by city governments. The U.S. Census Bureau does not consider those to be independent governments.
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]