Legislator Profile: Senator Bill Powers strives to bring common sense principles to education
State Senator Bill Powers (R-Clarksville) took an unconventional path to politics and the Tennessee General Assembly where he's the Vice-Chairperson.
Parents can appeal Third-Grade Retention starting today
Parents of students at risk for retention under the state’s new Third-Grade Retention Law may be able to file an.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 30, 2023
Tennessee school district sues social media companies over student mental health ‘crisis’
A Tennessee school district has joined a growing list of school systems across the nation that are suing major social.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 26, 2023
North Memphis students want to combine two high schools into one
Students from the North Memphis Frayser community came together Friday morning to advocate for funding to combine the area’s two.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 26, 2023
Over 25,000 Tennessee 3rd graders retook reading test this week to try to meet new promotion policy
More than half of Tennessee third graders at risk of being held back because of their reading test scores took.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 26, 2023
New school a breath of fresh air to Nashville students
Nature isn’t just a part of the name of the Tennessee Nature Academy or even just a component of the.
- by Sky Arnold
- May 25, 2023
Williamson County approves extra notification to parents when a school library book is challenged
Williamson County Schools Board of Education voted to give parents two notifications when there’s a request to remove a book.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 25, 2023
District level data shows challenges for third-grade students in rural counties and West Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Education says four of five third-grade students in the Jackson-Madison County School System (JMCSS) failed to.
- by Sky Arnold
- May 24, 2023
COVID’s ‘Complicated Picture’: Mental Health Worse, Staffing Tight, Enrollment Frozen at Nation’s Schools
More than two-thirds of public schools saw higher percentages of their students seeking mental health services in 2022 than before.
- by Kevin Mahnken, The 74
- May 24, 2023
Memphis 3rd graders improved in reading from 2nd grade, but thousands could still be held back
Early state test results show Memphis third graders improved in reading this year, and more students in the cohort are.
- by Laura Testino, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 24, 2023