Where do Tennessee’s candidates for governor stand on key issues?
The Tennessee gubernatorial forum at Lipscomb University featuring Republicans Randy Boyd, Beth Harwell and Bill Lee, and Democrats Karl Dean and Craig Fitzhugh Ayrika L Whitney, The Tennessean What would be your top priority for education? How would you finance it? Republican U.S. Rep. Diane Black: “I will invest more in career and technical education (CTE) in high school and the...Read More
Early voting begins Friday in Tennessee. Here’s where your candidates stand on education.
Tennesseans begin voting on Friday in dozens of crucial elections that will culminate on Aug. 2. Democrats and Republicans will decide who will be their party’s gubernatorial nominee. Those two individuals will face off in November to replace outgoing Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. Tennessee’s next governor will significantly shape public education, and voters have told pollsters that they are...Read MoreTNReady scores: See how your Middle Tennessee school district fared on standardized tests
Statewide TNReady scores released Thursday showed an overall drop in science proficiency for third- through 12th-grade students, and Middle Tennessee was not immune to the trend. All Middle Tennessee districts, with the exception of high school students in Wilson and Dickson counties, saw a decrease in students who scored as on track or proficient in the subject, according to the Tennessee...Read MoreImproving Principals Diversity In Tennessee
In the past decade, the role of the principal has changed from that of a building manager to an instructional leader who sets the tone and vision of the school. Principals are now expected to recruit, hire, and support strong teachers as well as deeply engage with families and communities. Even while the role of the principal has evolved, one thing that has not changed is the lack of racial...Read MoreAn Evaluation of Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Local Innovation Zones
Since 2012, Tennessee has taken a unique approach to intervening in struggling schools. With the goal of turning around the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools in the state (known as priority schools), officials introduced two separate models: the Achievement School District (ASD) and Innovation Zones (iZones). The ASD is a state-run district that directly manages some priority schools and...Read More"Reform is not easy. It requires patience and resolve from a diverse number of stakeholders."
Frank Daniels IIIReport Shows Progress in Metro Schools Academics, Community, Engagement and Customer Service
Dr. Shawn Joseph, Director of Nashville Public Schools Over the past year, Dr. Shawn Joseph, director of schools, has worked with the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Education to develop a highly rigorous assessment process to offer Metro Nashville Public School families and the community a deeper look into the goals, accomplishments and positive movement toward stronger student achievement....Read MoreMNPS Recommends Denying Another Charter School, Revealing Tougher District Stance
Metro Nashville Public Schools administrators are recommending that the board deny the only charter school application that has come in this year. In a report sent to board members this week, district officials criticized the proposal from the nonprofit ReThink Forward, saying it wasn’t specific enough and the financial model was incomplete. If the school board agrees with the...Read More
With A-F grades off the table, Tennessee gets creative about rating its schools under federal law
Tennessee’s plan to start grading its schools this year has taken a big detour. Days of online testing problems this spring forced officials to toss out a new A-F grading system, under development for more than a year as part of Tennessee’s sweeping plan to usher in a new era of school quality. Now the state Education Department has come up with a different approach to help parents and...Read More
