Textbook Commission removes race and gender from science advisory panel applications
Members of the Tennessee Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission unanimously voted Wednesday morning to remove race/ethnicity and gender from.
Tennessee Department of Education announces Bren Elliott new State Turnaround Superintendent
Tennessee’s much criticized Achievement School District has a new leader. Dr. Bren Elliot is joining the Tennessee Department of Education.
- by Reana Gibson
- September 5, 2023
Rutherford County produces two of the top readers in the state
Rutherford County is home to two of the top readers in the state. Smyrna’s Stewart’s Creek High School Senior Taylor.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- September 5, 2023
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.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 31, 2023
Special session on public safety ends in with more chaos in the State House
The special session on public safety ended much as it has proceeded over the last week, with chaos. After the.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- August 29, 2023
House Republicans continue passing legislation despite Democrats leaving chamber in protest
The special session on public safety produced another chaotic meeting in the State House Monday. House members voted 70 to.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 29, 2023
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.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 28, 2023
Tennessee’s House and Senate end the week at odds on the special session. Will the weekend bring change?
The first week of the special session on public safety may have seen more criticism for what lawmakers didn’t do.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 25, 2023
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.
- by Reana Gibson
- August 24, 2023
Schools in Davidson, Shelby, and Hamilton Counties celebrate academic growth and achievement
Three of Tennessee’s largest school districts are touting their academic growth on the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS). Metro Nashville.
- by Tennessee Firefly Staff
- August 24, 2023