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House Speaker Cameron Sexton Announced That He Will Call For A Special Session Of The State Legislature If School Districts Close Their Doors Or Force Mask Wearing During The Latest Wave Of COVID-19. Sexton Says He Will Push Legislation That Would Pave The Way…
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The Tennessee Department Of Education Has Announced 29 New Virtual Schools That Will Be Open In The Upcoming 2021-22 School Year. The New Schools Will Bring The Total Of Online Schools In The State Up To 57.
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Researchers Found That Women Primarily Left The Workforce (In Addition To Layoffs And Job Closures) To Help Educate Their Children When Schools Reverted To Virtual Learning And Children Were No Longer Physically At School.
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Gov. Lee Recently Signed Into Law Senate Bill 127, Which Will Not Allow Any Funds Used From The School Choice Program To Count As Taxable Income. This Program Gives Tennessee Parents An Alternative To The School Their Child Has Been Assigned If It Is Not Meeting The Child’s Individual Needs.
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On Monday, Governor Bill Lee Let The State Of Tennessee Know About His High Expectations For Federal Education Funding. Lee, Commissioner Penny Schwinn, And Members Of The General Assembly Have Asked For School Districts Across The State To Put This Funding Toward Student Achievement.
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Hamilton County Schools Recently Announced The Creation Of ‘Math Matters’, An Initiative Meant To Engage Students In Math Through A Combination Of Game Play And Traditional Lessons.
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Faced With Ongoing State Lockdowns And Changing School Restrictions Last Year, Frustrated Parents Increasingly Pulled Their Children Out Of Public Schools Nationwide And Found Other Educational Options For Their Children, One Of Which Was Home-Schooling.
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Rural Tennessee Students Have Fewer Educational Opportunities Available To Them Than Urban Students. Only A Handful Of Tennessee’s Rural Counties Have Private Schools, And None Have Any Charter Schools In Operation.
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On Friday, February 26th, Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke Is Scheduled To Sign An Executive Order That Will Reopen City Hall, The Development Resource Center And The Chattanooga Public Library Branches To The Public.
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An Unprecedented Education Crisis Exists In California After Nearly One Year Of Public Schools Remaining Closed, The Parent Union Argues.
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