Tennessee Unveils Plan To Spend $4.2B In Federal COVID-19 Education Relief

Tennessee Is Set To Receive Nearly $4.2 Billion In Taxpayer-supported Federal COVID-19 Relief To Help Schools, And The TN Department Of Education Announced Wednesday How That Money Will Be Spent.

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Tennessee Department Of Education Now Provides Free Reading Resources To Families

The Tennessee Department Of Education Announced That They Will Now Be Able To Provide Free Reading Resources To Families Across The State. The At-Home Decodable Book Series Is Free To K-2 Families In Tennessee As A Tool To Strengthen The Reading Skills Of Young Learners.

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Many Tennessee Teachers Will Receive Stipends For Summer Training Programs

On Thursday, The Tennessee Department Of Education Announced Plans To Expand The Number Of $1,000 Stipends Available To Teachers Who Complete A Critical Summer Training Program. The Two-week Early Reading Training Teaches Educators How To Apply Phonics-Based Instruction In Their Classrooms.

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Literacy Reimagined Could Help Raise Literacy Among Tennessee Kids

New Initiatives Have Been Put In Place To Help Get Kid’s Literacy Rates Back On Track. Literacy Reimagined Is A Newer Initiative That Mainly Reaches Out To Nashville Students.

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Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Acknowledges Low Literacy Rates

Hamilton County Schools Superintendent, Dr. Bryan Johnson, Acknowledged The County, State And National Problem With Literacy In An Update Yesterday And Highlighted Hamilton County’s Plan For Improvement.

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Tennessee Department of Education Selects Districts for Literacy Networks

On Monday, The Tennessee Department Of Education Announced The 48 Districts They Selected To Partake In The New Literacy Implementation Network. The Network Is Part Of The State’s Reading 360 Initiative, Put In Place To Improve The Reading Skills Of K-12 Students Across The State.

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Tennessee To Seek Applicants For Literacy Implementation Networks

Tennessee Department Of Education Announced That District Applications For Literacy Implementation Networks Are Opening. The Optional Networks Are For K-12 Students And Part Of The Tennessee Initiative That Aims To Improve Literacy In School Children Across The State.

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Gov. Lee Wants Students To Return To School After Significant Investments Prove Futile For Improvement

“Here’s the bottom line,” Lee said. “You can’t say ‘follow the science’ and keep schools closed. You can’t say ‘I believe in public education’ and keep schools closed.”

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$100M Literacy Initiative Will Give Tennessee School Districts Autonomy

A New Literacy Initiative By The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) Will Give School Districts And Educators Flexibility And Autonomy, Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn Said.

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