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House committee advances legislation to create a new program to improve childhood literacy and workforce shortages

A key House committee advanced legislation this week that’s designed to address workforce shortages and early childhood literacy in one.

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Tennessee educators encouraged to share their experiences with the recently launched 2024 Tennessee Educator Survey

The state is encouraging teachers to help improve K-12 education in Tennessee by sharing their experiences in the 2024 Tennessee.

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Lawmakers from Nashville and Knoxville vote against effort to expand high performing schools in Memphis

By every measurement, the three public schools the University of Memphis operates on its campus are producing academic results. The.

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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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