Third Grade Retention Law Could Pit Republicans Against Each Other
Amid Statewide Complaints About Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law, Legislative Republicans Are Likely To Butt Heads Over Efforts To Tweak The Measure In 2023.
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Literacy Proficiency
Hamilton County School Board Predicts 30% of Third-Graders At-Risk Of Retention
Hamilton County School’s District Officials Are Expecting At Least 30% Of Third Grade Students To Be In Danger Of Not Making It To The Fourth Grade.
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Tennessee Governor, Lawmakers Celebrate “Improved” Test Scores – Almost Two Thirds Of Students Below Grade Level
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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Taxpayer-Funded Lobbyists, Firearms Legislation & The Importance Of Successful Educational Outcomes In TN (Interview w/ Rep. Todd Warner)
In this interview, Representative Todd Warner (R-Chapel Hill-District 92 ) speaks candidly about his biggest disappointment with his experience in the Tennessee Legislature – the influence of taxpayer-funded lobbyists and the good legislation aimed at limiting their influence that has been killed this session.
Warner also discusses his firearms bill that would grant 18 year-olds the right to bear arms along with the importance of the state’s educational system to produce literate individuals, if for no other reason than to lower the chances of them turning to crime.
All this and more in an interview that you do not want to miss!
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Literacy Reimagined Could Help Raise Literacy Among Tennessee Kids
New Initiatives Have Been Put In Place To Help Get Kid’s Literacy Rates Back On Track. Literacy Reimagined Is A Newer Initiative That Mainly Reaches Out To Nashville Students.
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The Tennessee Conservative News Break March 31, 2021
1) Small Businesses Finally Get Justice
2) Lee Acknowledges Mental Health Damage Caused By Government School Handling of Covid
3) TN Guardsmen Return Home
4) Voting Laws Changing
5) Hamilton County Schools Look for Ways to Resolve Failure to Teach Children Basic Literacy
6) Kids Learn Football Basics from Professional Athletes
Hamilton County Schools Announce Summer REACH Program And Proposed Budget For Next Year
Hamilton County School’s Summer REACH Program, Proposed 2021-22 Budget And Plans For Next School Term.
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‘Third Grade Is Too Late’: Memphis To Forge Ahead With Second Grade Reading Retention Policy This Fall
Shelby County Schools Will Require Students To Earn Eight Of 12 Points On District Reading Tests, A State Test, And Classroom Grades In Order To Move From Second To Third Grade.
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Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Acknowledges Low Literacy Rates
Hamilton County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Bryan Johnson, Acknowledged The County, State And National Problem With Literacy In An Update Yesterday And Highlighted Hamilton County’s Plan For Improvement.
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Governor Lee Emphasizes State Literacy Efforts on Read Across America Day
Governor Bill Lee And First Lady Maria Stopped By Paragon Mills Elementary School In Nashville On Tuesday To Celebrate Read Across America Day. The Governor Used The Opportunity To Draw Attention To The State’s Increased Efforts To Bolster Literacy Skills.
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