Memphis-Shelby County Schools joins districts across the state in seeing improved graduation rates
Memphis-Shelby County School leaders say graduation rates released by the state this week show district strategies designed to help high.
Seven school districts to participate in new teaching pre-apprenticeship program
More than 5,200 students are currently enrolled in the state’s Teaching as a Profession (TAP) apprenticeship program and the Tennessee.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 20, 2023
State taskforce wraps up hearings with the first speakers to encourage Tennessee to reject federal education dollars
Over the course of 6 meetings, state lawmakers on the Joint Working Group on Federal Education Funding have heard testimony.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 16, 2023
Senate leader doesn’t expect Tennessee to reject federal money for students
A leader of the panel exploring whether Tennessee can reject federal education funding says he doesn’t expect the state to.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- November 16, 2023
Tenn. hearings on federal school funding leave out parents and local advocacy groups
A legislative panel exploring whether Tennessee should reject federal funding for its K-12 students isn’t allowing public testimony from Tennesseans.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- November 15, 2023
National Apprenticeship Week recognizes the impact apprenticeship programs are making
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is recognizing the impact apprenticeship programs are making in the lives of students this.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- November 15, 2023
Education Commissioner says rejecting federal dollars would not be simple
Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds told state lawmakers there’s no easy way for the state to avoid federal.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 14, 2023
National Conference of State Legislatures provides lawmakers with recommendations to get around regulations that come with accepting federal education funding
Leaders of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) told Tennessee lawmakers there may be options to get around the.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 9, 2023
School leaders ask lawmakers to continue accepting federal education funding
Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) Interim Superintendent Tutonial “Toni” Williams pleaded with state lawmakers to invest federal funds into schools for.
- by Reana Gibson
- November 8, 2023
Think tank says other states would likely benefit financially if Tennessee rejected federal education dollars
Non-partisan think tank the Sycamore Institute told Tennessee lawmakers other states would likely receive most federal education dollars Tennessee chooses.
- by Sky Arnold
- November 7, 2023