Nashville charter schools playing a prominent role in Reward school recognition
Public charter schools are playing a prominent role in Nashville’s recognition for improved academic performance. The Tennessee Department of Education.
Can apprenticeships help alleviate teacher shortages? Tennessee embraces a new way of helping aspiring teachers get paid while earning a degree
In January, Tennessee announced that it was expanding its “grow your own programs” to recruit and train teachers by developing.
- by Javeria Salman, The The Hechinger Report
- September 8, 2022
State Commission sides with charter schools most of the time but isn’t a rubber stamp
This fall a little-known state board could play a huge role in expanding school choice options for parents across the.
- by Sky Arnold
- September 1, 2022
Contest encourages students to spend 273 thousand minutes reading
Each summer students from across Tennessee take part in a competition that takes place in chairs, bedrooms, libraries, and even.
- by Sky Arnold
- September 1, 2022
How to apply to a public charter school in Tennessee
Deciding which school is best for your child can be an overwhelming task. Fortunately, Tennessee offers a variety of school-choice.
- by Vanessa Helgeland
- September 1, 2022
Memphis educator named Tennessee’s 2022-23 Teacher of the Year
Fresh from being named Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year for 2022-23, Memphis second-grade educator Melissa Collins credits her family and.
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- August 26, 2022
Metro Schools and Beacon Center Spar Over COVID Funding
Metro Nashville Public Schools fired off a scathing response this week to a new Beacon Center report that’s critical of.
- by Sky Arnold
- August 25, 2022
Report: Tennessee’s inflation-adjusted K-12 school spending increases lower than most states
Tennessee’s per-pupil spending on K-12 public school students, amongst the lowest in the country, increased an inflation-adjusted 18% from 2002.
- by By Jon Styf, The Center Square
- August 25, 2022
Tennessee delays issuing schools A-F grades — again
For a fifth straight year, Tennessee has delayed its plan to start giving A-F grades to its 1,800-plus public schools..
- by Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee
- August 24, 2022
Report questions Tennessee public school’s spending of $3.5B in COVID-19 relief funds
A new report from Beacon Center of Tennessee shows that school districts throughout Tennessee received a total of nearly $3.5 billion sent.
- by Jon Styf, The Center Square
- August 24, 2022