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

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Former students make emotional plea for the return of a former Memphis public charter school

Zephan Alexander describes his time as a public-school student in Memphis as a challenge.  He struggled in traditional public schools

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Denied proposed public charter schools make their appeal to the state this week

Proposed public charter schools have not found an easy road to approval in Tennessee this year. Local school boards approved

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Rogersville Elementary School Teacher is Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) announced Rogersville City School’s Melissa “Missy” Testerman as Tennessee’s 2023-24 teacher of the year

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Memphis educators and parents want new School Letter Grades to be easy to understand

A crowd of roughly two dozen Shelby County parents and educators gathered Wednesday night to explain why they believe ease

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Parents of Covenant School Shooting survivors speak out against a proposed school gun bill

The House Civil Justice Committee proved to be nearly as eventful on Wednesday as its subcommittee the day before. Representative

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Formerly expelled lawmakers reappointed to their subcommittees for special session

Formerly expelled Representatives Justin Jones, D-Nashville, and Justin J. Pearson, D-Memphis, will serve on multiple House committees during the special

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Knoxville parents have a personal reason for joining the school district’s special education task force

Cary Byrge began noticing something frustrating towards the end of her son’s second-grade year in school. Byrge’s son was supposed

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Could a “holistic approach” be the key to accelerating the success of black students in Tennessee?

Tennessee’s black male students statistically lag other demographics in enrolling, persisting, and completing post-secondary education.  The State Collaborative on Reforming

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Dickson educators say student growth should be a key part of a new system to grade public schools

Parents and educators in Dickson kicked off a series of town hall events across the state Tuesday night designed to

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