Nation’s Report Card Shows Shelby County Schools Have Greatest Decline In The Country

Newly Released Data Places Shelby County Schools With Some Of The Biggest Drops In Math And Reading Scores Across The Country, According To The “Nation’s Report Card.”

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State Senator Holds Annual Literacy Summit In Hamilton County

State Senator Bo Watson (R-Hixson-District 11) Held His Second Annual Literacy Summit In Collegedale Last Week. He And Several Other State And Education Officials Talked About The New Updates To The Tennessee Literacy Success Act, Including The Third-Grade Retention Law.

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Senator Bo Watson Presents The 2022 Literacy Summit

District 11 Senator Bo Watson (R-Hixson) Will Present The 2022 Literacy Summit As Part Of His Ongoing Efforts To Elevate The Importance Of Literacy In Early Childhood. The Summit Comes At A Pivotal Time – Data Released Earlier This Month Showed Hamilton County Made Far Less Academic Growth In Literacy Than Expected.

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Tennessee Students Still Falling Short As State Celebrates Literacy Progress

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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Senator Bo Watson Anticipates New Data Will Show In-Person Learning Led To Quicker Learning Loss Recovery

Tennessee State Senator Bo Watson Stressed The Importance Of In-Person Learning For Students At A Recent Friends Of Hixson Meeting. Watson Believes That School Districts That Prioritized Having Students In School Recovered Quicker.

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Teachers And State Education Department Continue To Address Student Literacy Crisis

Image Credit: Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Jason Vaughn] – Educators continue to push through the student learning struggles

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State Agencies Make Pitches For Spending Billions In TN ARPA Money

Tennessee’s Financial Stimulus Accountability Group Met With State Agency Heads Last Week Regarding Funding Requests Related To The Second Half Of $3.7 Billion In Federal American Rescue Plan Act Relief.

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TN Dept of Education Opens Registration For Reading 360 Virtual Summit

The Tennessee Department Of Education Made An Announcement About Registration For The Reading 360 Virtual Summit That Is Taking Place In September. The Department Also Announced The 92 School Districts That Are Participating In The Early Literacy Network.

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Department Of Education To Showcase Summer Learning Opportunities

On Tuesday, June 8, The Tennessee Department Of Education Announced A Tour To Showcase Summer Learning Opportunities. The Accelerating TN 2021 Tour Includes 50 School Districts And Will Last For Three Weeks.

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Thousands Of Tennessee Families, Teachers Benefit From Literacy Initiative

The Tennessee Department Of Education Said On Wednesday That They Have Been Able To Provide Reading Training, Support, And Resources To Thousands Of Families And Teachers Across The State In An Effort To Increase Literacy Rates In Students.

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