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State lawmakers continue to advance conflicting plans to reduce the number of fourth-graders held back under new reading requirements

Tennessee lawmakers have expressed a desire to reduce the number of fourth-graders held back this summer under new state reading.

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Tennessee Senate passes bill to do away with the Achievement School District

A proposal to shift low-performing schools from Tennessee’s sputtering takeover and turnaround district to other state-approved but locally managed intervention.

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Half of Nashville’s public charter schools outperform every comparable district school on state testing

Firefly staff compared each MNPS public charter school’s performance on the Report Card to traditional and magnet schools serving the.

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School districts could receive $215 more per student under new TISA funding plan

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is proposing sending school districts across the state an extra $215 per student next.

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School districts received nine applications for new public charter schools. A new tool puts each under the microscope.

This year nine potential charter operators met the February 1 deadline to file an application to open a new public.

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Senate committee advances legislation requiring students to watch a video made by an abortion rights opposition group

Members of the Senate Education Committee voted to advance legislation Wednesday that would require Tennessee students to watch a fetal.

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House subcommittee advances legislation to reduce the number of children at risk for repeating the fourth-grade

Members of the House K-12 Subcommittee voted Tuesday to advance a bill designed to reduce the number of fourth-grade students.

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Dr. Maya Bugg to step down from the Tennessee Charter School Center

Tennessee Charter School Center (TCSC) Chief Executive Officer Dr. Maya Bugg announced she will be stepping down in early summer.

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House Committee debates accountability and cost of Education Freedom Scholarships

The House Government Operations Committee advanced Governor Bill Lee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Act Monday with a positive recommendation following a.

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“Data bill” advancing in the House aims to better prepare students for Tennessee’s evolving economy

Members of the House Education Administration Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that supporters say will help the state do a better.

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