There are 43 article(s) tagged Chalkbeat Tennessee:

• January 2024

  • Tennessee private school voucher law hits new obstacle in court

    A legal challenge to Tennessee’s private school voucher law is back on track after a state appeals court ruled that a lower court erred in dismissing the case.

    By Marta W. Aldrich January 12, 2024

• December 2023

  • A-F grades come out this week for Tennessee schools. Here’s what to know.

    This week, for the first time under a 2016 law, Tennessee will give each of its public schools an A-F letter grade.

    By Marta W. Aldrich December 19, 2023

• November 2023

  • Nashville, Shelby County withdraw challenge to Tennessee private school voucher law after long fight

    Nashville and Shelby County governments have pulled out of their more than 3-year-old legal dispute with the state over a 2019 private school voucher law.

    By Marta W. Aldrich November 20, 2023

  • MLK College Prep students will have six choices for next year while new school is built

    MLK College Prep students will get to choose from among six schools to attend beginning next school year, as Memphis-Shelby County Schools begins construction of a new high school on the same site.

    By Tonyaa Weathersbee November 06, 2023

  • Tennessee’s first A-F letter grades for schools will stress proficiency

    After months of asking Tennesseans how the state should judge its public schools when giving them their first A-F letter grades, Education Commissioner Lizzette Reynolds mostly ignored the feedback.

    By Marta W. Aldrich November 03, 2023

• October 2023

  • Tennessee rushes to revamp its A-F letter grades for schools. Educators cry foul.

    As the state prepares to finally issue its first grades in November, the education department and its new leader are revamping the grading formula.

    By Laura Testino, Marta W. Aldrich October 26, 2023

• July 2020

  • Chalkbeat to host virtual forums for school board candidates

    Chalkbeat Tennessee, a nonprofit news organization focused on education, is hosting two candidate forums for the Shelby County Schools board from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, July 16, and from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday, July 20. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 16, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 9: Baptist patient improving

    Editor's note: Due to the serious public health implications associated with COVID-19, The Daily Memphian is making our coronavirus coverage accessible to all readers — no subscription needed.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• February 2020

  • A smile ends teacher’s struggle with ‘that student’

    'It was my job to provide intervention for X-Man, 45 minutes every day. What a way to kick off my morning, huh?'

    By Caroline Bauman February 26, 2020

• 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