Literacy

Tennessee governor may call special legislative session focused on education during pandemic

Proposal to revamp Tennessee reading instruction halted amid economic crisis and legislative power struggle

Tennessee seeks to salvage literacy initiative during budget crisis — and use coronavirus relief money to pay for it

Tennessee governor commits to preserving state funding for schools during budget crisis

Five education issues to watch for as Tennessee legislature resumes business this week

Haslams want to hire a thousand college students to tutor Tennessee children this summer

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• Charter schools

In response to coronavirus pandemic, Tennessee governor slashes proposed school budget, retains vouchers

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• Curriculum and instruction

Schwinn on the hot seat over Tennessee’s handling of textbooks and contracts

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• Curriculum and instruction

Literacy bill on the move in Tennessee Legislature, minus the phrase ‘science of reading’

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• Charter schools

Teacher pay, literacy, and mental health are priorities in Tennessee governor’s proposed budget

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• How I Teach

What would this Memphis sixth-grade teacher do with a million dollars? Build a library, preschool, and community center.

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• Assessment and testing

What Memphis can learn from Florida’s third-grade retention law as a similar policy goes into effect in 2021

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• Assessment and testing

Memphis kindergarten students will be the first affected by a new retention policy in second grade. Here’s how it works.

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• Assessment and testing

Memphis shows reading, math improvement on national test, but lags behind other urban districts

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• Inside Chalkbeat

Here’s what Memphis parents told us they want to know about early childhood and literacy – and why we want to hear from more of you

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• Assessment and testing

Most test scores increase in Tennessee’s largest district; reading results down for youngest students

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• Assessment and testing

Memphis third grade reading scores dip as district builds case for retaining students

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• Leadership & Management

Here are four priorities that will guide the Memphis school board this year

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• Vouchers

Memphis schools chief looking for new ideas because ‘what we’ve been doing hasn’t been working’

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• Community & Wraparound Programs

Why one Memphis principal reads bedtime stories to students via Facebook Live

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• Literacy

Tennessee’s summer reading camps are popular, getting results — and in peril

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• Student & School Performance

McQueen ends her Tennessee tenure the same way she started — focused on reading

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• Student & School Performance

Summer camps lift reading skills for third straight year in Tennessee

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• Leadership & Management

In his final months as Tennessee governor, Haslam reflects on his education legacy

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• Student & School Performance

Memphis’ youngest students show reading gains on 2018 state tests — and that’s a big deal

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• Teaching & Classroom

Four Memphis charter organizations pilot new reading curriculum

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• Politics & Policy

In their second year, Tennessee’s summer reading camps show improved skills for some

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• Teaching & Classroom

KIPP launches collaborative with Memphis charters to improve literacy results

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• Early Childhood

Memphis early education giant merges with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library affiliate

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• Literacy

On National Summer Learning Day, Memphis takes stock of programs for kids

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• Politics & Policy

Nashville’s third-graders trail the state in reading proficiency. Here’s the city’s plan to change that.