There are 34 article(s) tagged Chalkbeat Tennessee:

• December 2019

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Journalist round table

    Laura Faith Kebede of Chalkbeat Tennessee, Toby Sells of The Memphis Flyer and Karanja Ajanaku of The New Tri-State Defender discuss charter schools, Greensward parking, Confederate monuments and more with host Eric Barnes.

    By Eric Barnes December 20, 2019

• February 2019

  • Is Tennessee moving its weakest teachers to early, non-tested grades? New research says yes.

    A new study confirmed that low-performing teachers in grades 3 through 5 were more likely to be reassigned to non-tested early grades than their more effective colleagues.

    By Marta W. Aldrich February 23, 2019

  • Memphis interim superintendent adds two cabinet-level positions in first month on the job

    Less than one month after Joris Ray was named interim leader of Shelby County Schools, he has added two cabinet-level positions and replaced the district’s chief of staff.

    By Laura Faith Kebede, Chalkbeat Tennessee February 14, 2019

• January 2019

  • Just months before its next testing company is supposed to start, Tennessee has yet to receive its first bid

    With just months to go before a company is supposed to take over Tennessee’s troubled assessment program, the state has yet to release its request for proposals.

    By Marta W. Aldrich, Chalkbeat Tennessee January 30, 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