Tennessee Conservative
Gov. Bill Lee Is Set To Announce His Support For A Statewide Education Savings Account Program Next Year, Expanding From Three Large Counties To Every School District In Tennessee, According To Two Lawmakers.
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While Academics Remain A Priority For Teachers, More And More Of Them Are Citing Safety Issues As A Major Concern. As The School Year Has Come To An End In Tennessee, Many Educators Have Opted Not To Return For The Upcoming Year Because They Fear For Their Own Personal Safety.
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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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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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A Facebook Post From Professional Educators Of Tennessee Last Month Asked If Local School Districts Rather Than State Officials Should Establish A Process For Parents Regarding Mature Content In Books Available To Public School Students.
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Last Week, Hamilton County Commissioners Voted To Appropriate $70 Thousand To “Address Discipline Disparities And Aid Implementation Of Restorative Practices In Local Schools.”
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Education Officials Across Tennessee Are Celebrating Successes Made On Last Year’s State Assessments, But The State’s Students Still Are Not Quite Up To Par As More Than 25% Of Them Are Still Scoring Below Grade Levels In Some Areas.
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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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Tennessee Continues To Face A Teacher Shortage, And The Dire Need For Educators Has Many Calling For Governor Lee To Take Steps To Fix The Issue.
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A Recent Survey Conducted By The Professional Educators Of Tennessee Shows That Of The 620 Educators That Responded, The Biggest Challenges They Face Are Teacher Morale, Student Discipline And Student Attitude And Behavior While Their Least Concerning Challenges Are Student Privacy, Professional Development And Student Health.
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