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Thursday, August 23, 2018 | 10:19am
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Haslam Announces TNReady Engagement Process and Listening Tour To Improve State Assessment Delivery
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 | 12:00pm -
Haslam Announces TNReady Engagement Process and Listening Tour To Improve State Assessment Delivery
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 | 10:16amNASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced a multi-phase plan, highlighted by a statewide listening tour, to improve delivery of the state’s elementary and secondary assessments known as TNReady.
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Haslam Announces Completion of Statewide School Safety Assessment and Release of $35 Million To Improve School Security
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 | 01:36pmNASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the first-ever statewide assessment of school facilities and safety procedures will be fully completed by the end of August, with unprecedented school security funding now available to school districts to implement identified school security and safety needs. In March, the governor’s School Safety Working Group recommended the statewide review of school facilities and safety procedures and precautions. The recommendation, accepted by the governor, led to immediate safety assessments by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, in coordination with the Department of Education and local school officials. To date, 1,796 schools – or about 99 percent of Tennessee’s public schools – have completed the security assessment with the remaining 1 percent set for completion by August 31.
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Governor, First Lady Haslam Honor State Employees for Providing Outstanding Service
Tuesday, August 07, 2018 | 11:55amNASHVILLE – Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam today honored 23 state employees who are helping Tennessee lead by providing outstanding state services every day. The employees, who were nominated by their departments’ leadership for the Governor’s Excellence in Service Awards, were invited to attend a luncheon at the Tennessee Residence for providing efficient and effective service to the state and their fellow Tennesseans. “The employees honored today are on the forefront of improving how Tennessee state government delivers services,” Haslam said. “By exceeding leadership and customer expectations, creating innovative solutions or improving processes and services, these state employees are helping provide taxpayers with the highest quality service at the lowest possible cost.”
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Tennessee Announces 2018-19 Principal, District Supervisor of the Year Finalists
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Commissioner McQueen Names TNReady Ambassadors to Improve Assessment in Tennessee
Tuesday, July 31, 2018 | 09:57am -
Tennessee Educator Survey Highlights Teacher Empowerment, Understanding of Standards
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 | 09:52am -
2018 TNReady Scores Show Mixed Results, Encouraging Areas of Progress
Thursday, July 19, 2018 | 02:08pm -
Governor Haslam and Commissioner McQueen Launch Tennessee Pathways
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | 09:03am -
Tennessee Recognized Nationally for Effective Use of Data
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 | 01:14pmNASHVILLE – Tennessee was listed today among five states that are leading the way in the use of data to create evidence-based results for citizens, in a report issued by the national nonprofit organization Results for America. Tennessee joined Colorado, Oregon, Minnesota and Washington as states recognized for outstanding performance. The recognition was announced at an event today in Washington hosted by the National Governors Association.
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TDOE Secures Grant to Improve Student Academic Achievement and Health
Monday, July 09, 2018 | 10:12am -
Education Department Announces TNReady Changes, Will Recompete Testing Contract
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