Tennessee Committee Extends And Increases Pearson Testing Contract By $40 Million

Amid Uproar Over Third-Grade Reading Scores And The Prospect Of Thousands Of Failing Students, Tennessee Lawmakers Extended The Testing Vendor’s Contract And Bumped Up The Total Payout By Nearly $40 Million.

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Tennessee Releases School District Specific Data On Third-Grade Proficiency

Just Days After Notifying School Districts Of Their Third Graders’ Results On The TCAP Reading Test, The Tennessee Department Of Education Has Released A Complete List Of School District Results From Across The State To The Public.

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Protest Issued To TN Governor Bill Lee On Appointment Of New Commissioner Of Education

A Member Of The Tennessee Textbook And Instructional Materials Quality Commission, Laurie Cardoza Moore, Is This Week Issuing An Open Letter To Tennessee State’s Governor, Bill Lee, Protesting The Appointment Of The Newly Announced Commissioner Of Education.

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Hamilton County Department Of Education’s Student Goals Policy Does Not Include Academic Excellence (Op-Ed)

The Hamilton County Department Of Education’s Student Goals Policy Includes Providing Educational Opportunities To Every Student, Enhancing A Student’s Self-Image, Teaching Personal And Civic Responsibilities, And Providing For A Student’s Safety, Health, And Welfare. When Reading This Policy, One Can’t Help But Notice That There Is No Mention Of Academic Achievement Or Academic Excellence.

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Research Indicates New Tennessee Education Commissioner Is Product Of Woke Organizations, Soros/Gates Funding Initiatives

Research Reveals That The New Tennessee Education Commissioner Appointee Has Ties To The Bush And Haslam Families, And Additional Ties To Organizations That Are Funded By George Soros, Bill And Melinda Gates, Mark Zuckerburg And Jeff Bezos.

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Schwinn To Step Down From Tennessee Education Commissioner Role, Replacement Cut From Very Similar Cloth

News Of Schwinn’s Resignation Is Welcome To Many On Both Sides Of The Aisle, Who For Their Own Very Different Reasons Were Not Satisfied With Schwinn’s Performance As Education Commissioner For Tennessee. However, The New Appointee Is Cut From Nearly Identical Cloth Based On Her Past Work Experience.

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Tennessee Legislators Approve Changes To Third-Grade Retention Law

Legislation That Would Allow For Additional Exemptions To Tennessee’s Third-Grade Retention Law Is Now Headed To Governor Lee For Additional Action.

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Legislation To Ban Forced “Implicit Bias Training” For TN Teachers Stalls Out In Committee

Legislation That Would Have Prohibited Tennessee Schools From Requiring Teachers To Complete Or Participate In “Implicit Bias Training” Was “Placed Behind The Budget” In A House Committee This Week.

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