State Retention Law Could Force MNPS To Retain Nearly Three Fourths Of Third Graders

Only 27.4% Of MNPS Third Graders In MNPS Met The Benchmark Score On Tests Administered Last Spring. The School District Showed Some Of The Lowest Achievement Scores In Reading In Middle Tennessee.

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State’s Portion Of School Spending Steady Since Current TN Funding Formula Began

The Mix Between State And Local Funding For Tennessee’s Public Schools Has Remained Consistent Since The Current Funding Model Was Implemented In 1998, A New Report Shows.

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Federal Judges Rule Against Lee’s Student Mask Order In Williamson, Knox Counties

Federal Judges Ruled In Favor Of Parents In Williamson And Knox Counties Friday, Allowing School Districts In Those Tennessee Counties To Enforce Mask Mandates In Their Schools.

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Governor Lee Says He Has No Plans To Allow Remote Learning in Tennessee

On Wednesday, August 25, Governor Bill Lee Said He Has No Plans For Tennessee To Shift Back To Remote Learning. Lee Said This Is “In Part Because We Saw Just How Devastating The Learning Loss Impact Was When We Went Remote.”

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School District Leaders Plead With Legislators To Reinstate Temporary Remote Learning Options

Leaders From Williamson County Schools And Franklin Special School District Are Asking Legislators To Reinstate Virtual Learning Options For Schools That They Believe Need To Be Closed Temporarily Due To The Current Spike In COVID-19 Cases.

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Tennessee Public Schools Spent Nearly $10K Per Pupil In 2019-2020 School Year

New Data from The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Of Research And Education Accountability Shows Tennessee Public Schools Spent An Average Of $9,753 Per Student During The 2019-20 School Year.

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Average Annual Tennessee Teacher Salary Eclipses $52K

The Average Public School Classroom Teacher In Tennessee Made $52,596 During The 2019-20 School Year, According To A New Report From The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Of Research And Education Accountability.

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Tennessee Government Spends Average Of $9,619 Per Public School Student

School-level Data Reporting On Per-student Spending Is Available To The Public This Week For The First Time Showing That State And Local Governments In Tennessee Spend On Average A Little More Than $9,600 For Each Student In Public School.

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