Hamilton County School Board Predicts 30% of Third-Graders At-Risk Of Retention
Hamilton County School’s District Officials Are Expecting At Least 30% Of Third Grade Students To Be In Danger Of Not Making It To The Fourth Grade.
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State Retention Law Could Force MNPS To Retain Nearly Three Fourths Of Third Graders
Only 27.4% Of MNPS Third Graders In MNPS Met The Benchmark Score On Tests Administered Last Spring. The School District Showed Some Of The Lowest Achievement Scores In Reading In Middle Tennessee.
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TCAP Family Portal Now Includes Tool For Parents To Measure Their Student’s Reading Progress
With The 2022-23 School Year In Full Swing, The Tennessee Department Of Education Concludes The “Know More, Learn More TN” Back To School Campaign With An Encouragement To All Families To Support Their Student’s Reading Progress By Learning About Their Lexile Level.
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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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TN Dept of Education Delays Plan To Score Public Schools For Fifth Straight Year
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn Informed School Districts Last Week That The TDOE Will Once Again Delay Giving Tennessee’s 1,800 Plus Public Schools A-F Scores That Indicates Their Academic Effectiveness.
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New State Law May Hold Back Almost Two Thirds Of Students In 3rd Grade This School Year
A New State Law Passed In 2021 – Aimed At Reversing Pandemic Learning Loss – May Hold Back Almost Two Thirds Of Students In 3rd Grade If They Fail The Reading Portion Of The TCAP Assessment.
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TDOE Launches Portal To On-Demand Access To TCAP Scores, Resources For Parents
With The 2022-23 School Year Beginning Across The State, The Tennessee Department Of Education Has Launched The “Know More, Learn More TN” Campaign To Encourage All Tennessee Parents And Families To Log In To The Redesigned TCAP Family Portal For On-Demand Access To Their Student’s TCAP Assessment Results.
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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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Tennessee Governor, Lawmakers Celebrate “Improved” Test Scores – Almost Two Thirds Of Students Below Grade Level
As Governor Bill Lee, The Tennessee Department Of Education (TDOE) And Republican Lawmakers Pat Themselves On The Back For A Job Well Done, Results From The 2021-2022 TCAP Assessments Show That Almost Two Thirds Of Students Are Below Grade Level In Almost Every Category For Which The State Conducts Testing.
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TCAP Testing Continues To Be A Source Of Stress For Both Students And Educators
It Is Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Season In Tennessee Schools, A Season Characterized By Much Stress Amongst Schoolchildren And Educators Alike.
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