Tennessee Conservative
Hamilton County Schools Has Received A Fostering Diverse Schools Grant. A Large Population Of HCS Students Are Not Reading Or Doing Math At Grade Level. It Is Unclear How This Grant Will Help Students That Are Not Doing Well Academically. Central Office Employment Seems To Grow While Student Academic Success Continues To Decline.
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The Tullahoma High School Principal Who Suspended A Student Last Year For Posting Memes Left A Poorly Performing School Behind After Retiring In June.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Passed A Third-Grade Retention Law That Said Third Graders Who Score Just Below Reading Proficiency Must Show “Adequate Growth” On A Test Given At The End Of Summer Learning Camps In Order To Advance To Fourth Grade. But The Statute Didn’t Define “Adequate Growth,” And Policymakers Have Debated Ever Since What That Ambiguity Means.
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The Hamilton County Department Of Education’s Student Goals Policy Includes Providing Educational Opportunities To Every Student, Enhancing A Student’s Self-Image, Teaching Personal And Civic Responsibilities, And Providing For A Student’s Safety, Health, And Welfare. When Reading This Policy, One Can’t Help But Notice That There Is No Mention Of Academic Achievement Or Academic Excellence.
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A Tennessee Senate Committee Passed A Change To The State’s Third-Grade Retention Law And It Now Heads To The Full Senate.
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Representative Mark White Boasted That Governor Lee’s Plan To Allow Hillsdale College To Operate Charter Schools In Tennessee Has Been “Shattered” But A Tennessee Teacher Says That White’s And Other’s Attacks On Hillsdale Are Merely Attempts To Deflect Attention Away From Failing Student Proficiency Rates.
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As Governor Bill Lee, The Tennessee Department Of Education (TDOE) And Republican Lawmakers Pat Themselves On The Back For A Job Well Done, Results From The 2021-2022 TCAP Assessments Show That Almost Two Thirds Of Students Are Below Grade Level In Almost Every Category For Which The State Conducts Testing.
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A New Report From Tennessee Nonprofit State Collaborative On Reforming Education (Score) Shows The State Would Be One Of Nearly 40 Others To Adopt A Student-Based Funding Formula If That Is The End Result Of The State’s Review Of Its K-12 Public Education Formula, The Basic Education Program (Bep).
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