In 1897, long before the entertainment industry made Nashville famous with country music and the Grand Ole Opry, the city was known as the "Athens of the South," with numerous institutions of higher learning. A century later, four of Nashville's oldest universities have united to promote science education in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) through the Scientist-in-the Classroom Partnership (SCP). This partnership supports a cadre of science, technology, engineering, and math graduate students who spend two days a week teaching with middle school science teachers. This article describes the benefits of this successful program for students and teachers alike. (Contains 5 figures and 1 online resource.)