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HB0741/SB1024 would have repealed the state’s Education Savings Account pilot program. The program provides taxpayer-funded vouchers that can be applied toward K-12 private school costs.
The state enrolls approximately 1 million K–12 students in 137 districts. [6] In 2021, the four-year high school graduation rate was 88.7%, a decrease of 1.2% from the previous year. [7] According to the most recent data, Tennessee spends $9,544 per student, the 8th lowest in the nation. [8]
The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative, also known as simply Common Core, was an American, multi-state educational initiative begun in 2010 with the goal of increasing consistency across state standards, or what K–12 students throughout the United States should know in English language arts and mathematics at the conclusion of each school grade.
The Tennessee Education Association filed the lawsuit along with a group of five educators. The state's Department of Education and State Board of Education are named as defendants.
Race to the Top (R2T, RTTT or RTT) [1] was a $4.35 billion United States Department of Education competitive grant created to spur and reward innovation and reforms in state and local district K–12 education. Funded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, it was announced by President Barack Obama and Secretary of ...
Tennessee Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds received nearly $2,000 in travel reimbursements from her former employer, pro-voucher group ExcelinEd, who employs a lobbyist in Tennessee. State ...
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.