Nashville, TN—Today the Tennessee Department of Education released the ACT state results and participation rate for the 2020 graduating class. Participation remained relatively stable with 62,564 graduates taking the ACT, and the state average composite ACT score for 2019-20 school year is 19.9, also relatively stable from the average composite score of 20.0 for the 2019-2019 graduating class.
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced a new series of academic instructional videos will begin to air on PBS statewide, focusing on K-2 literacy and math foundational skills. The Winter Foundations Bootcamp will begin November 30 and run through the end of January.
Nashville, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced that the TN Teacher Jobs Connection has received over 1,300 submissions from interested teachers and teacher candidates who are interested in teaching in Tennessee. This initiative, originally launched in May, is meant to connect job-seeking individuals from across the state and country with opportunities in Tennessee’s schools and districts.
Nashville, TN—The Tennessee Department of Education and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Center for Educational Leadership announced additional live sessions as part of the Tennessee Principal Professional Learning Series, a free professional development resource for Tennessee’s principals to address challenges presented by COVID-19.
NASHVILLE, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released the 2020-22 Tennessee Promoted Industry Credential List, which includes 157 approved industry credentials available for students to earn in Tennessee. Ensuring students can earn high-quality industry certifications, certificates, and other credentials, and have access to aligned coursework or training programs, is a critical component of Tennessee Career and Technical Education (CTE) work to prepare all students to be college and career ready.
NASHVILLE, TN—As part of national career development month, the Tennessee Department of Education, in collaboration with districts and schools, is highlighting programs and opportunities across the state that help to prepare students for college and career, with a focus on youth apprenticeship programs and early post-secondary opportunities.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee today announced that former House Speaker Pro Tem Bill Dunn (R-Knoxville) will join the Tennessee Department of Education as a senior advisor to Commissioner Penny Schwinn.
NASHVILLE, TN—Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Education announced $5 million in grants to be distributed to charter schools across the state, with a focus on supporting charter schools that demonstrate sustained and significant academic growth.
NASHVILLE, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced two state finalists for the Recognizing Inspirational School Employees (RISE) Award-- Jennifer Burleson, School Nutrition Director for Bristol City Schools and Robbin Cross, Child Nutrition Supervisor for Franklin Special School District.
NASHVILLE, TN—Best for All Central, Tennessee’s Hub for Learning and Teaching, has reached over 250,000 visits since launching in early August, and is now home to more than 1,400 high-quality resources for families and educators.
NASHVILLE, TN— In response to the fatal bus crash in Meigs County earlier this afternoon, Commissioner Penny Schwinn released the following statement...
NASHVILLE, TN—Yesterday, the Tennessee Department of Education announced Kay Martin of Rutherford County Schools is the 2020-21 Tennessee Supervisor of the Year.
SPARTA, Tenn.– Today, Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) and the Tennessee Department of Education, in collaboration with Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced the launch of a new K-3 Book Delivery program to deliver 580,000 books to 58,000 kindergarten through third grade students and teachers across the state.
NASHVILLE, TN—Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced Leneda Laing of Cleveland Middle School is the 2020-21 Tennessee Principal of the Year.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn today called for removing negative consequences for schools and educators associated with student assessments for the 2020-2021 school year. Student assessments will be conducted as planned.