Is Tennessee about to remove its world language graduation requirement?
The Tennessee State Board of Education chairman wants to reconsider whether high schoolers need to take two credits of world language to graduate. Language teachers across the state are warning against the move. (Elaine Cromie/Chalkbeat)
When Tennessee State Board of Education Chairman Bob Eby mentioned at a May board meeting that he wanted to launch a study of the state’s language graduation requirement, he kicked off a firestorm of public response.
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Education State of Tennessee Higher educationMelissa Brown
Melissa Brown is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joined Chalkbeat from The Tennessean, where she covered state politics and government policy. Melissa is an Alabama native who grew up on military bases in Japan and England before graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in journalism.
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