New study examines role of socioeconomic factors in racial achievement gaps

A recent study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute suggests that socio-economic factors like household income and parents’ education play

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Williamson County students continue push for arts teacher pay raises

Multiple Williamson County Schools students and community members continued to urge the Williamson County Board of Education to support raises

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Memphis-Shelby County school board approves pay raises for school resource officers, STEM lab funding

The Memphis-Shelby County Board of Education approved budget amendments to fund pay raises for school resource officers (SROs) at Tuesday’s

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TN Textbook Commission: Few science textbooks meet state standards

Only a handful of textbooks are meeting Tennessee’s new K-12 science standards, state education officials said at Friday’s Tennessee State

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These Memphis middle and high schools have a new program to boost student literacy

The charter operator IOTA Community Schools, formerly Green Dot Public Schools, has teamed up with the literacy program provider Reading Horizons

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Hamilton County Schools updates school nursing policy following new parental consent law

The Hamilton County school board updated district policy to allow nurses to help students in emergencies, in response to a

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Williamson County Schools officials discuss AI guidelines, plagiarism concerns

According to current guidelines available on the board’s website, students and staff should only use AI programs that are approved

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THEC approves plans for Austin Peay master campus plan, nuclear program at Roane State

Commissioners said Roane’s new Associate of Applied Science in Nuclear Technology program will help build students' technical knowledge and engineering

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Tennessee Department of Education announces improvements in K-12 literacy and efforts to maintain progress

While recent state assessment data trends show that students throughout the state are making gains in literacy, officials from the

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SCORE memo notes need to update state higher-ed funding formula

A new memo from the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) highlights the need to revise Tennessee’s outcomes-based postsecondary funding

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