Tennessee Conservative
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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Tennessee Lawmakers Passed A Third-Grade Retention Law That Said Third Graders Who Score Just Below Reading Proficiency Must Show “Adequate Growth” On A Test Given At The End Of Summer Learning Camps In Order To Advance To Fourth Grade. But The Statute Didn’t Define “Adequate Growth,” And Policymakers Have Debated Ever Since What That Ambiguity Means.
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A Bill To Update Tennessee’s Third-Grade Reading Retention Law Has Been Signed By Gov. Bill Lee. The Bill Will Update The Law With More Exceptions.
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A Tennessee Senate Committee Passed A Change To The State’s Third-Grade Retention Law And It Now Heads To The Full Senate.
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Here Are Five Things To Watch For As The General Assembly Convenes: Expect A ‘Quieter Year’ From Lee’s Administration, Lee Pledged More Money For K-12 Education, School Voucher Program Could Expand, Efforts To Attract And Keep Teachers Grow…
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Amid Statewide Complaints About Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law, Legislative Republicans Are Likely To Butt Heads Over Efforts To Tweak The Measure In 2023.
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• Legislators Set New Rules For Controversial Third Grade Retention Law
• TN GOP Senators Look To Expand Eligibility For Education Savings Accounts
• Loudon County School District Sued For Ignoring Reports Of Sexual Harassment At Middle School
• Lawsuit Claims Hamilton County School Administrators Didn’t Protect Sexual Assault Victim
• TN Republican Pushes For More Foreign Labor To Replace Native Workers
• Sen. Johnson Pushes To Close Public Records Of Investigations Of Deaths Not Resulting From Crime
• Governor’s Transportation Proposals Draw Wide Reactions
• Lee’s ‘Build With Us’ Plan Would Raise Electric Vehicle Registration Fees, Potentially Add Toll Lanes
• Gender Surgeries Only Temporarily Paused Says Memphis Hospital
• TN Rep Calls Out ACLU For Threats Against Hospital Halting Gender Reassignment Surgeries
Tennessee’s Controversial Third-Grade Retention Law Had New Rules Go Into Effect This Week. Some Parents And Local School Boards Have Spoken Out Against The Law, Saying Retention Is A Local Matter And Should Be Based On More Factors Than One Test.
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School Districts Across The State Continue To Speak Out Against Tennessee’s Controversial New Third Grade Retention Law. In Response, The State’s Education Instruction Subcommittee Chair Says He Is Open To Revisiting The Law And Considering Modifications.
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Brandon Lewis, Founder Of The Tennessee Conservative, Joins The Alex Abernathy Show To Discuss A State Retention Law That Could Force MNPS To Retain Nearly Three-Fourths Of Third Graders And How The TDOE Has Delayed Plans To Score Public Schools For The Fifth-Straight Year.
They Go On To Discuss How The TN Secretary Of State And The State Elections Coordinator Will Not Intervene In The Nullification Of State Election Results. They Close By Discussing How A Conservative Candidate’s Campaign Is Going To Be Audited With No Evidence Or Complaints Filed Prior To The Decision.
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