📝 Could you pass the 3rd grade TCAP test?

🧑‍💼 Councilmember Outrages Colleagues

After Councilmember David Benton’s Memorial Day press conference comments calling Nashville immigrants an “invasion,” many fellow councilmembers are calling for his resignation. We’re chatting about it on today’s City Cast Nashville podcast. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🏘️ Metro Is Searching for Community Housing Partners

Metro Nashville is searching for local partners interested in preparing and overseeing a Pallet shelter community to serve as temporary homes for our unhoused neighbors. [NewsChannel 5]

• This comes after allegations that the Office of Homeless Services is not following its “Housing First” strategy. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

🚗 Ordinance Eliminates Bar Parking Mandate

Six councilmembers are sponsoring legislation that would remove current parking requirements for bars and nightclubs. Councilmember Jordan Huffman says doing so will encourage pedestrian-friendly developments. The ordinance passed its first reading, and will be considered by Metro Council again in August. [Nashville Scene via Nashville Post]

• Because of recent immigration enforcement activity, Metro Council will likely not approve any contracts with license plate reader vendors. [Nashville Banner]
• LPRs have been used for immigration enforcement in other Tennessee cities. [Nashville Scene]

👶 Tennessee’s Costly Child Care

Child care for two children — an infant and a toddler — costs an average of $24,000 a year in Tennessee, higher than any other state in the Southeast. Gov. Lee included initiatives to address the child care crisis in his recent budget, but federal assistance is not keeping pace with inflation. [Axios Nashville]

• Part of the issue is a lack of child care centers. [🎧 City Cast Nashville]

Third graders recently received the results of their Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests. Because of a 2021 law, third graders must “meet or exceed” expectations on the English Language Arts portion of the test — or receive intervention services — to continue to fourth grade. I’ve compiled five questions from the TN Dept. of Education’s mock TCAP test for third graders. Could you pass the third-grade TCAP test? Test yourself to find out!

1. Which change, if any, is needed to the bold text?

Meet two-year-old Ruby! Ruby is a Belgian Malinois, and loves to carry rocks, hear new sounds, and smell with her expert nose. She lives outside of Nashville with her family. What a beautiful rock you have there, Ruby! Maybe you can keep an eye out for a good rock to add to my daughter’s rock collection? Or you probably have your own!