Academics
More than 99 percent of MNPS teachers meet federal standards in at least one subject, with 98.90 percent of classes taught by a highly qualified instructor. The average teacher experience is 13.0 years at the elementary level, 11.5 years at the middle school level, and 14.0 years at the high school level. A total of 39.83 percent of MNPS teachers have a Bachelors degree, 36.67 percent have a Master's degree, 18.81 percent have Master's plus, and 4.6 percent have a doctorate degree. Current enrollment exceeds 74,000 students, reflecting a diverse spectrum of backgrounds. Students represent 84 countries and speak languages from more than 77 language groups. MNPS currently has three of the five prestigious International Baccalaureate programs in the state of Tennessee and its teachers routinely earn state and national honors for excellence in the classroom. Also of note are the prestigious magnet schools Hume-Fogg, Nashville School of the Arts, and Martin Luther King, which Newsweek consistently ranks among the top fifty in the nation.
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Famous quotes containing the word academics:
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)
“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)