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TDOE Announces 2026-27 Perkins Reserve Grant Awards Total $2.6M

Wednesday, July 01, 2026 | 01:45pm

Nashville, TN–Today, the Tennessee Department of Education announced that more than $2.6 million in Perkins Reserve Grant (PRG) funds have been awarded to 58 school districts for the 2026-27 school year to support Career and Technical Education (CTE) statewide.

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State Assessment Results Show Sustained Momentum in Achievement for Students Statewide

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 02:00pm

Nashville – Today, the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) released the 2025-26 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state–level results, showing growth in academic proficiency among students statewide. Third grade student achievement reached its highest level since at least 2017 in English Language Arts (ELA), and fourth graders also made substantial proficiency gains in mathematics.

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Tennessee Educator Selected for NIET Teacher Leader Fellows Program

Thursday, June 04, 2026 | 02:15pm

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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