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Tennessee's State Board of Education discusses details of the state's reading and retention law during a special-called virtual meeting on Monday, March 4, 2024. 'The sooner the better'
Tackling Tennessee's ongoing teacher shortage is the focus of a newly released policy memo from the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, also known as SCORE.. The collaborative was founded ...
In 2014, the Tennessee General Assembly created the Tennessee Promise, which allows in-state high school graduates to enroll in two-year post-secondary education programs such as associate degrees and certificates at community colleges and trade schools in Tennessee tuition-free, funded by the state lottery, if they meet certain requirements. [13]
Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville, presents a bill that would allow K-12 public school teachers and staff to carry guns in schools on the Tennessee House floor on Tuesday.
In January 2022 the school board, in a 10-0 decision, removed the graphic novel about the Holocaust Maus, the only graphic novel ever to win a Pulitzer Prize, from its curriculum for 8th grade English classes. The board in doing so overrode a Tennessee state curriculum review that had in contrast approved the teaching of the book.
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is the state education agency of Tennessee. It is headquartered on the 9th floor of the Andrew Johnson Tower in Nashville. [1] Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds is the current Commissioner of Education. She has held that position since June 29, 2023.
Williamson County Schools made national news following a special session School Board meeting on August 10, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tennessee. Ultimately a mask requirement for elementary school students, staff, and visitors was mandated. A viral video with millions of views shows parents yelling, "We know who you are.
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