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Tennessee Advances Participation in the Federal Education Tax Credit Program
Nashville –The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is excited to take the first step in implementing the federal education tax credit program and to expand opportunities for students across all educational settings. The preliminary interest form for the federal education tax credit is now open to interested Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs). Tennessee is one of 30 states that have made an advanced election to participate thus far.
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Tennessee Announces 2026-27 Top Educator Awards
NASHVILLE, TN— This evening at the annual Excellence in Education celebration, the Tennessee Department of Education announced the 2026-27 Teacher of the Year, Principal of the Year, and Supervisor of the Year, along with the 2026-27 Novice Teacher of the Year Honorees, the Aspiring Educator Award, and the two 2026-27 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) state finalists.
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Tennessee Receives Nearly $8 Million for the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program
Nashville, TN — The Tennessee Department of Education has been awarded more than $7.9 million from the U.S. Department of Education and Labor through the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program (TSL). Tennessee was among approximately twenty grantees that received this award. To date, the program has supported approximately 160 projects nationwide.
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