On the Fly presented by The TN Firefly
On the Fly is the podcast of the Tennessee Firefly, taking listeners further into the education stories we cover.
On the Fly presented by The TN Firefly
Latest Episodes
On the Fly: Friday Flicker July 31, 2026
This week, we began a weekly series of stories on AI in the classroom by focusing on how some Tennessee schools are using the technology. In Nashville this summer, LEAD Public Schools held a three-week summer AI program for middle s...
On the Fly: Terri Gaston Explains How Urban Dove Will Serve At-Risk Students Without Placing Them in a Grade
On Tuesday, the Memphis-Shelby County School Board will be voting on four proposed new public charter schools. That includes two Urban Dove opportunity charter schools specifically designed for at-risk students who are over-aged and under-credi...
On the Fly: The Gate School's Burrus Cox Explains How His Discussion-Based Middle School Would Serve Students
Next week, the Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education will be voting on four proposed new public charter schools. That includes The Gate School, a proposed charter middle school for Nashville that would utilize an education model mor...
On the Fly: Former Tennessee Titan Kevin Dyson Hopes to Found the Music City Academy
Next week, the Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education will be voting on four proposed new public charter schools. The Music City Academy is among them. The proposed charter high school, named after the famed Music City Mi...
