NASHVILLE, TN—Last week, the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recognized seven Tennessee schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2020. This recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student groups.
NASHVILLE, TN— Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Education today released estimated data regarding learning loss for Tennessee students resulting from COVID-19 school closures through the summer months. Preliminary data projects an estimated 50% decrease in proficiency rates in 3rd grade reading and a projected 65% decrease in proficiency in math.
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released the newly designed 2019-20 State Report Card, an annual online report that provides access to important data and information about each school and district in Tennessee.
Nashville, TN—This week, the Tennessee Department of Education released the graduation rate for the 2019-20 school year. Of the 2019-20 cohort, over a third of districts improved their graduation rates and 89.6 percent graduated on time with a regular diploma, a slight dip (0.1 percent) compared to last year.
NASHVILLE, TN—Yesterday, the Tennessee Department of Education announced Kami Lunsford, a 14-year music teacher from Karns Middle School, is the 2020-21 Tennessee Teacher of the Year.
NASHVILLE, TN— Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released a dashboard reporting additional COVID-19 information at school and district levels, including numbers of new positive COVID-19 cases in districts and schools.
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced a third phase of its partnership with statewide PBS stations to help ensure children continue to have access to educational content throughout the fall semester.
NASHVILLE, TN— Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released plans to report additional COVID-19 information at school and district levels, including numbers of new positive COVID-19 cases in districts and schools.
NASHVILLE, TN— Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released a toolkit on child wellbeing checks to help ensure the needs of children are being met during and after extended periods away from school and to empower local communities to support child wellbeing.
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn announced today the State of Tennessee’s continued efforts to assist families, teachers, and districts as the 2020-2021 school year begins.
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released Schoolnet, the online platform to house the department’s suite of free and optional assessment supports for the 2020-21 school year.
Nashville, TN-- The Tennessee Department of Education and Trevecca University announced a new resource, Bridging the Distance: Family Remote Learning, which is specially designed to help families navigate remote learning and better understand the common tools and programs used by educators.
Nashville, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn announced today the State of Tennessee’s continued efforts to assist families, teachers, and districts as the 2020-2021 school year begin.
NASHVILLE, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education launched Best for All Central: Tennessee’s Hub for Learning and Teaching, a new online tool designed to provide school leaders, educators, and families an extensive collection of high-quality, optional resources to support teaching and learning, as well as features for locating specific resources quickly and easily.
NASHVILLE, TN— Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced the nine finalists for the 2020-21 Tennessee Principal of the Year and Supervisor of the Year awards. The finalists represent each Center of Regional Excellence (CORE) region in the state, with three finalists in each Grand Division-West, Middle, and East.