National Study of 1.8 Million Charter Students Shows Charter Pupils Outperform Peers at Traditional Public Schools

Charter school students make more average progress in math and English than their counterparts in traditional public schools, including months.

Read More

Legislator Profile: Senator Shane Reeves is focused on improving Tennessee’s environment for education and supporting its teachers

State Senator Shane Reeves (R-Rutherford County) can trace his family’s history in Rutherford County all the way back to 1780..

Read More

Key Tennessee education official Eve Carney resigns amid leadership transition

The leadership transition at the Tennessee Department of Education accelerated this week with the resignations of two high-level officials, including.

Read More

For Memphis 3rd graders, threat of retention has hovered since kindergarten

With only a few days left in third grade, LaQuencher Sanders’ 8-year-old daughter, Kamryn, just wanted to be done with.

Read More

More delays expected in the turbulent search for a new leader of Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Members of the Memphis-Shelby County School Board admit they don’t expect to be able to name a permanent superintendent by.

Read More

Nashville third-graders improve in TCAP retake but some still need work to advance to the fourth-grade

Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) reported a welcome increase in scores from last week’s retake of the English language arts.

Read More

Nashville mayoral candidates aren’t talking a lot about education yet but here’s what they are saying

Likely voters listed education as the most important candidate quality in a recent independent poll of the Nashville mayor’s race,.

Read More

Ban of five public speakers on Memphis-Shelby County School property faces criticism

Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) is facing pushback for banning five public commenters from all district property. The district made the.

Read More

Parents of Memphis third-graders should learn the results of the TCAP retest today

Administrators with Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) say parents should learn today if their third-graders need to attend summer school and/or.

Read More

Has Teacher Pay Really Plummeted in the Last Decade? Yes — But Only Due to COVID

Each year, the National Education Association produces a report that details education spending in all 50 states and the District.

Read More