KIPP Nashville First Charter School Authorized By State BOE

In a move that makes first use of a controversial 2014 law giving the state power to override district decisions on charter schools, the Tennessee State Board of Education voted unanimously to approve two KIPP Nashville charter schools Friday morning. The most vocal member of the state board, Wendy Tucker , said in the meeting in Memphis that she hoped the district would work it out with KIPP, but that she didn't want to leave the meeting without giving a statement about KIPP Nashville and the M