It's that time of year again!

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Combatting the 'summer slump' ahead of the new school year

After months away from the classroom and likely spending lots of time this summer on screens, research suggests students tend to forget material taught the prior school year.

PENCIL kicks off new school year with supplies, pep rally for teachers

The organization PENCIL said they have at least 100 people helping bag up thousands of bags of supplies for local teachers.

Metro Nashville Public Schools looking for volunteer tutors

Metro Nashville Public Schools is looking for more volunteer tutors to support students this school year!

Community members welcome back teachers in Wilson County

Teacher "fan clubs" gathered inside Mt. Juliet Elementary School on Tuesday to welcome back staff for the new school year.

Back to school immunizations being offered at pop-up clinics

The Metro Nashville Public Health Department wants to make sure all children have the chance to be up to date on their vaccinations before school starts.

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.

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