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Tennessee Committee Extends And Increases Pearson Testing Contract By $40 Million
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Tennessee Committee Extends And Increases Pearson Testing Contract By $40 Million

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Amid Uproar Over Third-Grade Reading Scores And The Prospect Of Thousands Of Failing Students, Tennessee Lawmakers Extended The Testing Vendor’s Contract And Bumped Up The Total Payout By Nearly $40 Million.

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Tennessee Faces Continued Teacher Shortage as New Educator Graduate Rates Drop
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Tennessee Faces Continued Teacher Shortage As New Educator Graduate Rates Drop

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A Newly Released Report Shows That The Number Of New Teachers Completing Teacher Training Programs In Tennessee Has Dropped Almost 20% Over The Last Five Years.

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Study Shows Tennessee is Failing at School Funding
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Study Shows Tennessee Is Failing At School Funding

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A Newly Released Study Places Tennessee Near The Bottom When It Comes To Education Funding, As Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn Continues With A Series Of Town Hall Meetings Across The State In An Effort To Push A New Funding Formula.

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Special Legislative Session Called By Governor Lee With Focus On Education Issues

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“It is important to get these issues right. Teacher salaries and BEP must be addressed. The literacy bill should have been addressed last session. Some of these issues will take time and input, cookie cutter solutions may not be the best solution.” – JC Bowman, executive director of Professional Educators of Tennessee.

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