There are 30 article(s) tagged Chalkbeat Tennessee:

• January 2019

  • Aspire Memphis plans to spin off into its own charter organization, separate from the California group that founded it

    Aspire is spinning off its four Memphis schools into a new, independent charter school organization. The 1,600 students would officially transition at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year if the plan comes to fruition.

    By Caroline Bauman January 11, 2019

• December 2018

  • Tennessee’s turnaround district wins big chunk of $8.25 million grant for school improvement

    Ten schools throughout Tennessee that are academically behind are divvying up $8.25 million in new federal grants for school improvement, the state Department of Education announced Monday.

    By Caroline Bauman December 03, 2018

• November 2018

  • A Memphis principal was fired over flawed test scores. Should state law protect him too?

    Reginald Williams was set to retire as principal of a Memphis charter school at the end of the school year. Instead, he was fired just days into the new school year, shortly after state test results showed the school’s scores had plummeted.

    By Laura Faith Kebede November 07, 2018

  • Aspire Memphis’ future in question as board weighs paths forward

    Facing a roughly $2 million operating deficit and lagging academic progress, a California-based charter organization that runs four schools in Memphis is reconsidering its future in the city – even floating the possibility of pulling out of the area altogether.

    By Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat TN November 05, 2018

  • Tennessee students improve slightly on ACT in a year when national scores backslide

    Tennessee’s average ACT score ticked up slightly this year, again landing above 20 and defying national trends on the college entrance exam, according to results released on Wednesday.

    By Marta L. Aldrich November 01, 2018