Testimonials

“As a Metro Music Teacher volunteering to drive a van for the CMA Festival for two shifts, I feel Nashville is a very special place to live and work... To Mayor Dean, the CMA administrative staff, Nashville Alliance helpers, Metro Schools teachers, drivers and dispatchers, I say a hardy thank you.” Click here to view the entire letter
– W.C. Gore, Metro Public School Teacher in a Letter to the Editor about his experience driving a "Press Express" van at the 2010 CMA Music Fest

“In the 32 years I have taught, I know of no other organization which has made such a difference in the lives of children.”
– Carrol Trusty, Debate Coach, Antioch High

"Through generous donations to buy textbooks and train teachers, the Nashville Alliance for Public Education has eased the financial pressures for authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) schools in our district. Teaching and learning are improved by the Alliance."
- Dr. Sharon Chaney, NBCT, Milken Educator, MNPS Coordinator of AP/IB

“I value greatly the efforts of the Alliance as it works to improve the work of the schools and to encourage the success of our children. It is truly a partner to this city.”
– The Honorable Karl F. Dean, Mayor of Nashville

“There will be a time that we will no longer be forced to turn away any student who has the desire to participate in an instrumental music program.”
– Carol R. Crittenden, Coordinator, Visual and Performing Arts

“This organization has very definitely made a significant impact on the lives and success of our teachers and students across the city.”
– Orrin H. Ingram, President and CEO, Ingram Industries, Inc.

"Community support is just a phrase until you realize just what the Nashville Alliance has done for MNPS. They brought my physics classes into the twenty-first century and helped transform the learning experience for students."
- Doug Finney, Physics teacher, McGavock High School