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Tennessee Educator Selected for NIET Teacher Leader Fellows Program
Nashville–The Tennessee Department of Education is pleased to share that Ashley Billingsley, Principal at Oneida Elementary School in Oneida Special School District, has been chosen for the 2027 cohort of The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) Leader Fellows Program. NIET selected 13 educators nationwide to join this distinguished group.
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Tennessee Recognized as National Leader in Academic Recovery in New Education Scorecard Report
Nashville—The Tennessee Department of Education is highlighting new findings from the annual Education Recovery Scorecard report, which identified Tennessee as one of the top-performing states in the nation for post-pandemic academic recovery.
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TDOE Celebrates Education Freedom Scholarship Program Expansion
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education celebrated the expansion of the Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) Program and announced remarkable results from the second year of implementation. Tennessee’s first-ever universal school choice program once again drew tremendous interest from families across the state, with a 99% renewal rate after the program’s inaugural year. In the 2026-27 school year, Governor Bill Lee and the General Assembly are empowering more Tennessee parents to choose the school that best fits their child’s needs by expanding the program by 15,000 seats. The Governor signed the legislation into law today, May 7, 2026.
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