Tennessee ESA Pilot Students Received $9,800 This School Year
Tennessee Students In A Pilot Educational Savings Account Program In Three Counties Are Receiving $9,800 – The Average Statewide Funding Per Public School Student – This Year.
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Tennessee Dept Of Education Looks For $260M Increase In TISA Funding
The Tennessee Department Of Education Wants A $260 Million Increase In Its Base Education Funding And An Overall $293.6 Million Budget Increase For Next Fiscal Year.
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Tennessee Department Of Education Details Federal Grants To Committee
Tennessee’s Department Of Education Broke Down How $1.3 Billion In Federal Grants Are Spent, Recorded And Details Related To Those Grants During The Fourth Day Of Meeting For A Committee Examining If Tennessee Will Continue To Receive Federal Funding.
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Tennessee Teachers Looking For Higher Pay, Mentoring, Training Opportunities
Tennessee Teachers Are Looking For Higher Pay And Benefits, More Mentorship And Development Opportunities And More Support From Leadership, According To Feedback From Teachers Across The State To The Department Of Education.
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TN School Districts Average Less Than 25% Proficiency On Third Grade TCAP Retake
Newly Released District Data Shows That While Many Districts Had A High Percentage Of Eligible Students Take The TCAP Retest, Most School Systems Still Saw Less Than 25% Of Those Students Earn A Proficient Score.
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Tennessee’s 3rd-Grade Retention Law Requires ‘Adequate Growth’ To Advance. Here’s What That Means.
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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