Tennessee Conservative
Tennessee Lawmakers Voted To Give Approximately $40 Million More To A Testing Company Whose Ideology Directly Contradicts The State’s Legislative Efforts To Ban Critical Race Theory And Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Programs.
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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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Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) Held Its Annual School Options Parade And Fair On November 19th And Did Not Allow The District’s Public Charter Schools To Be Included As Part Of The Event.
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Leaders From Williamson County Schools And Franklin Special School District Are Asking Legislators To Reinstate Virtual Learning Options For Schools That They Believe Need To Be Closed Temporarily Due To The Current Spike In COVID-19 Cases.
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Lawmakers Are Questioning Billions Of Dollars Of Deals That The State Made After Lee’s Executive Order In Response To The Pandemic Gave Departments Permission To Enter Into Contracts Without Taking Bids.
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Shelby County Schools Will Require Students To Earn Eight Of 12 Points On District Reading Tests, A State Test, And Classroom Grades In Order To Move From Second To Third Grade.
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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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Shelby County Schools Board Members Are Considering Signing A Joint Statement That Expresses Concern About Two State Laws Passed During The Recent Special Session On Education.
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While At Least Six States Are Seeking To Cancel Student Testing This Spring As The Pandemic Grinds On, Tennessee Isn’t Wavering In Its Plan To Give Tests In-Person To Most Of Its Nearly 1 Million Students.
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Several Democratic state lawmakers are calling for Gov. Bill Lee to suspend teacher evaluations for the year and reconsider standardized testing.
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