Senator Watson Talks Third Grade Literacy, Criminal Justice Reform, And Tennessee’s Tax Situation With Hamilton County Pachyderm Club

State Senator Bo Watson Met With The Hamilton County Pachyderm Club On Monday, Where He Encouraged Continued Literacy Improvement In Schools, Advocated For Criminal Justice Reform, And Discussed The Future Of Tennessee.

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Tennessee Students Learned More In Math & Reading At Charter Schools, Report Says

Students At Tennessee Had The Equivalent Of 34 More Days Of Learning In Reading Per Year In Public Charter Schools Than At Their Regular Public School, According To A Study From Stanford’s Center For Research On Education Outcomes.

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Tennessee Releases School District Specific Data On Third-Grade Proficiency

Just Days After Notifying School Districts Of Their Third Graders’ Results On The TCAP Reading Test, The Tennessee Department Of Education Has Released A Complete List Of School District Results From Across The State To The Public.

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Bill Giving More Exceptions To Tennessee Third-Grade Retention Law Advances

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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Legislators Propose Variety Of Bills To Change New Third-Grade Retention Law

At Least 18 Different Bills Have Been Proposed In An Attempt To Consider Concerns Regarding The New Retention Law That Could Potentially Have Thousands Of Students Facing Summer School In Order To Keep From Repeating The Third Grade.

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Tennessee Legislative Preview: Key Education Issues To Watch As Lawmakers Return

Here Are Five Things To Watch For As The General Assembly Convenes: Expect A ‘Quieter Year’ From Lee’s Administration, Lee Pledged More Money For K-12 Education, School Voucher Program Could Expand, Efforts To Attract And Keep Teachers Grow…

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Tennessee Rep Proposes Bill To Raise Age Requirement for First Grade

As Educators And Parents Across The State Continue To Debate The New Third Grade Retention Law, State Representative Scott Cepicky Has Plans To Introduce Some New And Different Legislation.

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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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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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