Tennessee Conservative
About 34% Of Metro Nashville Third Graders Still Potentially Have To Deal With Summer School And Remediation After Failing To Pass A Second Attempt On The English Language Arts Portion Of The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program.
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After Spending The School Year Preparing Their Third-Grade Students For High-Stakes State Testing, School Districts Received Raw Scores For The TCAP Reading Test Late Friday Afternoon. Those Scores Show That 60% Of Third-Graders Across The State Failed To Meet Proficiency Levels Required To Be Promoted To The Fourth Grade.
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This Past Session, The State Legislature Approved Governor Lee’s $230 Million Dollar Inclusion For School-Related Safety In His Budget. $140 Million Dollars Of That Is Allocated To Place A Full Time School Resource Officer In Every One Of The 1,863 Public Schools Statewide. The Issue Is That There Are Police Shortages In City, County And State Agencies Alike.
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While Nashville Mayor John Cooper Has Proposed A $100 Million Budget Increase For Metro Public Schools, Some Advocates Say That Still Is Not Enough To Provide The Pay That Some System Employees Deserve.
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Schools Across Tennessee Are Considering Installation Of Ballistic Glass Film Or Have Already Had It Installed.
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Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton Made It Clear On Tuesday That He Was Not All That Interested In Senator Todd Gardenhire’s New Bill That Would Allow Hamilton County To Participate In The State’s School Voucher Program.
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In November Of 2022, A Three-Judge “Super-Chancery” Court Decided That Tennessee’s School Voucher Program Was Good To Proceed Without Any Further Court Intervention. However, Late Last Month, Plaintiffs Behind Two Of The Lawsuits Challenging The Voucher Plan Notified The Tennessee Court Of Appeals That They Will Be Appealing The Latest Ruling.
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Some Tennessee School Districts Lost Title I Federal Funding Last Week Abruptly And Without Clear Explanation From The Tennessee Department Of Education.
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While All The School’s Agreements Were Renewed By Majority, None Received A Unanimous Vote From The Board Members.
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Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Held Its Annual School Options Parade And Fair On November 19th And Did Not Allow The District’s Public Charter Schools To Be Included As Part Of The Event.
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