Few Tennessee students passed the summer school option to advance under new Third-Grade Retention Law
New data released by the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) shows not many third-graders passed the summer school option to.
Parents can appeal Third-Grade Retention starting today
Parents of students at risk for retention under the state’s new Third-Grade Retention Law may be able to file an.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 30, 2023
Tennessee legislators look to Mississippi for guidance on changing the Third-Grade Retention Law
Wednesday members of the House Education Administration Committee received help making that decision from an unlikely neighboring state to the.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 23, 2023
Tennessee teachers tell lawmakers literacy struggles are a big concern with young children
Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law is among the biggest education topics this year at the state capitol and legislators aren’t the.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 14, 2023
Legislator Profile: Representative Mark White says education in Tennessee is like a grandfather clock
Memphis State Representative Mark White has long felt education in Tennessee is like a big grandfather clock. Any adjustment you.
- by Sky Arnold
- February 2, 2023
Education Trust’s Reginald Nash suggests three changes to improve Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law
Few educational issues have generated more disagreement this year than Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law. The legislation was designed in 2021.
- by Reana Gibson
- February 2, 2023
Legislator Profile: Senator Jon Lundberg making an impact leading the Senate Education Committee
There may not have been a single piece of legislation that was more impactful in 2022 than the Tennessee Investment.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 26, 2023
Metro Nashville Public Schools opens registration for summer learning program
Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) has opened registration for the annual Promising Scholars Summer Learning Program. From June 1 through.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 18, 2023
Legislator Profile: Senator Dawn White is bringing lessons from the classroom to Nashville
State Senator Dawn White was always going to make an impact on education. The Murfreesboro legislator says even as a.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 12, 2023
Education to play a big role in new legislative session
Perhaps no issue was more impactful in last year’s legislative session than education. The 112th General Assembly ended with the.
- by Sky Arnold
- January 10, 2023