Tennessee Conservative
Hamilton County Schools will be holding a Spring Reentry Plan Town Hall Meeting on Zoom tonight (Tuesday the 15th) at 6PM EST.
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Top Republicans In The U.S. House Are Pursuing An Investigation Into Reports That Federal Tax Dollars Designated For Covid-Related Learning Loss Were Spent To Promote “Equity Warriors,” Critical Race Theory Programming And More At Local Schools.
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A New State Law Passed In 2021 – Aimed At Reversing Pandemic Learning Loss – May Hold Back Almost Two Thirds Of Students In 3rd Grade If They Fail The Reading Portion Of The TCAP Assessment.
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Tennessee Reported Wider Improvements At The Elementary School Level Than The Middle School Level In Summer Learning Camps Created to Make Up For Learning Loss During The COVID-19 Pandemic.
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In This Exclusive Interview With Representative Terri Lynn Weaver, We Discuss What Parents Need To Do About Learning Loss And Critical Race Theory Curriculum In Tennessee.
We Also Discuss School Choice And Weaver Gives An Interesting History Of The Failings Of ‘Progressive’ Education In Tennessee.
Governor Bill Lee And Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn Released The State-Level Results For The Spring 2021 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP). This Data Showed The Learning Loss Caused By School Closures Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic.
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As Tennessee Schools Continue To Struggle To Overcome Learning Loss Worsened By The Government’s Response To The Virus, Hamilton County Schools Have Been Alerted To Expect An Influx Of Immigrant Children To Be Admitted Into The School System.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Has Signed Into Law A $100 Million Package Of Bills Aimed At Addressing Pandemic-Related Learning Loss & Low Student Literacy Rates. In Addition, The Bills Aim To Ensure Teachers & Districts Are Not Held Accountable For Standardized Testing Results This Year.
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A $160 Million Legislative Package Approved By Tennessee Lawmakers Aims To Help School Districts Recover From Pandemic-Related Learning Loss, Low Literacy Rates, Etc. However, A Percentage Of The Funds Will Be Used For Raises For Classroom Teachers.
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Since the school shutdowns began due to the pandemic, learning loss and literacy in children have become hot topics in Tennessee. Reaching for Academic Excellence and Accountability for Teachers has fallen to the wayside, leaving children’s education and futures in question. Many frustrated citizens feel the edicts issued from State and Local Levels are putting children in more danger than the virus ever could. In this interview with Hamilton County School Board District 1 Representative, Rhonda Thurman, we discuss these topics, along with the ineffectiveness of remote learning, actual educational costs, school budgets, school choice and more.
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