Parents encouraged to check their children’s TCAP scores online
The Tennessee Department of Education is encouraging families to keep track of their children’s testing results through an online portal..
TCAP scores show “encouraging gains” for the state
Tennessee students showed improvement in all subject areas on this year’s 2022/2023 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP), with more than.
- by Reana Gibson
- June 29, 2023
Hamilton County students improve on TCAP retake but few test proficient
The vast majority of Hamilton County third-graders who took the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) retake are still not clear.
- by Sky Arnold
- June 8, 2023
Over 25,000 Tennessee 3rd graders retook reading test this week to try to meet new promotion policy
More than half of Tennessee third graders at risk of being held back because of their reading test scores took.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 26, 2023
District level data shows challenges for third-grade students in rural counties and West Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Education says four of five third-grade students in the Jackson-Madison County School System (JMCSS) failed to.
- by Sky Arnold
- May 24, 2023
Memphis 3rd graders improved in reading from 2nd grade, but thousands could still be held back
Early state test results show Memphis third graders improved in reading this year, and more students in the cohort are.
- by Laura Testino, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 24, 2023
More than half of Tennessee third-graders failed to meet testing standard to advance
The Tennessee Department of Education says 60% of third graders scored “below” or “approaching” proficiency on the English language arts.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 22, 2023
Tennessee’s 3rd-grade retention law requires ‘adequate growth’ to advance. Here’s what that means.
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters When Tennessee lawmakers passed a tough third-grade retention law.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 22, 2023
Department of Education encourages parents and teachers to utilize resources ahead of annual state testing
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is promoting tools for families and educators to use to help prepare students for.
- by Sky Arnold
- April 13, 2023
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.
- by Ariel Gilreath, The Hechinger Report
- April 7, 2023