Sky Arnold 4/14/23 Sky Arnold 4/14/23

Legislator Profile: Representative Tim Hicks brings a different perspective to champion struggling students

Representative Tim Hicks took a different path than most to the state capitol in Nashville.The Washington County Republican lawmaker didn’t attend college and instead followed his father’s advice and built a career in home construction with his family’s business.

Sky Arnold 4/7/23 Sky Arnold 4/7/23

Tennessee law could hold back thousands of third graders in bid to help kids recover from the pandemic

A retention policy tied to state reading test scores is drawing both support and skepticism.

Sky Arnold 2/14/23 Sky Arnold 2/14/23

How Educators Transformed Their School by Listening to Students

Sky Arnold 2/6/23 Sky Arnold 2/6/23

Bill would make summer learning camps designed for COVID continue beyond the pandemic

Like many school districts across the country, Elizabethton City Schools entered the 2020/2021 school year with a new hybrid schedule that allowed students to split time learning remotely and in the classroom.The schedule was designed to address COVID-19 concerns and for elementary school students, it meant virtual learning every Wednesday.Dr. Tammy Markland says teachers at her Westside Elementary School quickly noticed challenges.

Sky Arnold 11/30/22 Sky Arnold 11/30/22

TSSAA Rewind: 1972 Tennessee High team wins second consecutive state football title

There had been a previous state championship, and some national acclaim.Yet as Tennessee High School’s legendary squad entered the 1972 football season, the Vikings’ players approached their gauntlet with a twofold mindset: Play for the man on each side of you and “show them we can play a little football up here in Bristol.”Mission accomplished, in a superlative standard that has stood the test of time five decades henceforth.

Vanessa Helgeland 9/27/22 Vanessa Helgeland 9/27/22

Six school districts recognized for helping students recover from COVID learning loss

Tennessee is celebrating six school districts for their work to accelerate student learning following the pandemic.The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is recognizing Elizabethton City Schools, Cocke County Schools, Union County Schools, Germantown Municipal Schools, Lenoir City Schools, and Cheatham County Schools for their use of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding and their efforts towards student achievement with the TN ALL Corps program.

Sky Arnold 8/24/22 Sky Arnold 8/24/22

Report questions Tennessee public school's spending of $3.5B in COVID-19 relief funds

A new report from Beacon Center of Tennessee shows that school districts throughout Tennessee received a total of nearly $3.5 billion sent directly to districts in COVID-19 recovery funding.That funding, however, was then used by districts for items such as mattress pads, instant pots, toaster ovens, Apple pens, security cameras, sound systems, and sending teachers to a conference in Baltimore. The funds were part of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ESSER, which has had three phases of funding.