Tennessee Department of Education
Families will get new scores within 48 hours, say state officials
But up to 60% of third graders could be at risk of being held back as a stricter reading law kicks in.
The definition was the most pressing question lingering as thousands of students head to summer school
Testing do-overs, appeals, summer learning camps come next for struggling readers who want to avoid retention
Former Bush administration official will become the first Hispanic American to hold the post.
After Senate balks, House agrees to limit expansion to Chattanooga-based Hamilton County Schools.
GOP lawmakers move quickly to expand Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account program.
5 questions with an education leader about the law’s rollout as high-stakes testing is set to begin
Critics worry the change could flood districts with unfounded complaints
The measure would widen reading test criteria for retention but keep the state in control of those decisions.
Schwinn would chair panel and report back by Dec. 1
State inspections found 527 unlocked doors so far this school year.
House Education Committee Chairman Mark White wants the state to consider more than TCAP test results
Holding back third graders who aren’t deemed proficient remains a sticking point
Teachers’ personal libraries were not the law’s intent, says lawmaker
Schwinn says salary leap would be ‘game changer’ to recruit and retain educators
Promising Futures would tap sports betting tax revenues
Democrats call the proposal ‘a step in the wrong direction’
Three-year-old legal battle continues, even as applications are approved
New censorship law was essentially an unfunded mandate
State considers eligibility criteria that could exclude student poverty levels
Though he offered few specifics, Lee said he plans to build on his education agenda of the last four years
Grim results come in spite of early pandemic investments in tutoring and summer learning
The recovery comes after a three-year slide
Laurie Cardoza-Moore’s term extension comes as the commission’s work expands.
Plaintiffs challenge speedy rollout, among other things
This year’s ‘priority’ designation won’t carry its usual high stakes
Some balk over state guidance suggesting that they catalog their classroom collections
‘I’m ready to share our stories,’ says Melissa Collins, the state’s new chief education ambassador
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