Tennessee Conservative
A New Report From The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office States That Students Who Take Part In The Tennessee Promise Program Earn Credits And Awards At A Higher Rate And Are Retained More Often Than Students Who Are Not Part Of The Program.
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Senate Members Of A Joint Committee On Federal Funding For K-12 Education In Tennessee Filed A Separate Report Stating They Could Not Agree With House Members Of The Joint Committee On The Recommendations.
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Tennessee Reported An 89.8% Graduation Rate And An 8.6% Dropout Rate In A New Report With Updated Numbers From The 2021-22 School Year From The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office.
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The Tennessee Senate’s Education Committee Chairman Opposes Turning Down At Least $1.3 Billion In Federal Education Funds But Says The State Could Seek Some Sort Of Waiver On Federal School Requirements.
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Tennessee Can First Ask For A Waiver Of Specific Federal Requirements Before Having To Go Down The Path Of Rejecting Federal K-12 Education Funding, A Working Group On The Topic Was Told Wednesday Morning.
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A New Study By The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Of Research And Education Accountability Examines The Use Of Temporary Nursing Staff By Nursing Homes And Assisted Care Facilities.
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Recent Studies Have Linked Driver Education To Fewer Traffic Crashes. Teen Drivers Are Involved In An Average Of 21 Percent Of Tennessee Traffic Crashes Each Year Yet Driver Education Is Offered In Only 60 Tennessee School Districts.
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The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Of Research And Education Accountability Has Completed Its First Annual Review Of The Implementation Of The Tennessee Literacy Success Act.
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The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Of Research And Education Accountability (OREA) Has Completed An Evaluation Of A Program Providing Awards Of Financial Aid To Armed Services Veterans To Attend Institutions Of Higher Education In Tennessee.
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The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Has Released An Updated Version Of Its Report On Senior Long-Term Care In Tennessee. The Report Indicates The Number Of Tennessee Seniors Age 60 And Over Is Expected To Increase By 30% From 1.6 Million In 2020 To 2.1 Million In 2040. The Number Of Those Age 80 And Over In Tennessee Is Forecast To Double During This Time.
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