Dr. Adrienne Battle makes case for $1.2 billion Metro Nashville Public Schools’ budget
Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Director Dr. Adrienne Battle laid out the district’s $1.2 billion spending plan to raise salaries,.
Republicans and Democrats have vastly different reactions to newly released third-grade test scores
Monday’s announcement that more than half of Tennessee’s third-graders failed to meet testing standards to advance to the fourth-grade is.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 23, 2023
More than half of Tennessee third-graders failed to meet testing standard to advance
The Tennessee Department of Education says 60% of third graders scored “below” or “approaching” proficiency on the English language arts.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 22, 2023
26 schools honored for preparing students for the workforce
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) announced 26 schools have received the Tennessee.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 22, 2023
Tennessee’s 3rd-grade retention law requires ‘adequate growth’ to advance. Here’s what that means.
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters When Tennessee lawmakers passed a tough third-grade retention law.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 22, 2023
Parents could learn next week if their child is in jeopardy of being held back under Third-Grade Retention Law
School districts across the state should learn this week what students could be held back under the state’s new Third-Grade.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 18, 2023
Memphis district may drop ServiceMaster custodial contract as cleanliness concerns persist
Memphis-Shelby County Schools wants to clean up the way it cleans up its schools. Last year, the board approved a.
- by Laura Testino, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 17, 2023
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges says reading festivals can counteract book bans
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters In elementary school several years ago, Olivia Shackelford read.
- by Tonyaa Weathersbee, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- May 17, 2023
Memphis-Shelby County School Board poised to widen superintendent search
The Memphis-Shelby County School Board took the first steps to not only reopen the search for a new superintendent, but.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 15, 2023
TSU aiming for prestigious “R1” status
Tennessee State University (TSU) is aiming to achieve the “gold standard” status for research universities. TSU announced it’s now in.
- by Reana Gibson
- May 15, 2023