Nation’s Report Card Shows Largest Drops Ever Recorded in 4th and 8th Grade Math
National testing data released this morning reveals severe damage inflicted on student math and reading performance, reaffirming COVID-19’s ongoing educational.
Memphis district records its lowest NAEP scores, showing COVID’s devastating impact
Memphis-Shelby County Schools showed some of the country’s sharpest declines in math and reading scores on the test known as.
- by Samantha West, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- October 24, 2022
ACT Scores Fall to Lowest Level In 30 Years
This story was produced by The 74, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on education in America. In yet another data point on.
- by Asher Lehrer-Small, the 74
- October 13, 2022
Heading into midterms, GOP finds all school politics is local
This story was produced by The 74, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on education in America. The staging is classic for a.
- by Kevin Mahnken, the 74
- October 4, 2022
Back to the future: GOP pledge to abolish Education Department returns
When former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said in July that her former Cabinet department “should not exist,” it made some.
- by Kevin Mahnken, The 74
- September 26, 2022
First Lady Jill Biden visiting Knoxville school Monday
First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will be stopping in Knoxville for the first day.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- September 7, 2022
Report finds the pandemic led parents to permanently leave traditional public schools for public charter schools
It’s no secret the COVID-19 pandemic greatly disrupted schools across the nation, but a new report finds evidence those disruptions.
- by Firefly Staff
- September 2, 2022
Actress Reese Witherspoon Helps Bring Mentorship Program to Nashville Schools
Step Up, a mentorship nonprofit founded in 1998, announced they are expanding their operations to Nashville after Music City native,.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- September 2, 2022