There are 11 article(s) tagged Tennessee Board Of Education:

• November 2020

  • Tennessee seeks to add more statistics coursework to high school math

    The Tennessee State Board of Education has given initial approval to proposed revisions that increase coursework in basic statistics, including understanding and using data. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich November 09, 2020

• September 2020

  • Tennessee high school graduation rate dips for first time since 2013

    Data released this week by the state education department showed about 89.6% of public high school seniors earned their diplomas within four years, down by just one-tenth of a percentage point. Still many observers were surprised by any decline.

    By Marta W. Aldrich, Sam Park September 16, 2020

• April 2020

  • Governor calls for closing for remainder of school year

    Gov. Bill Lee calls for schools to shut down for remainder of academic year, plan for fall reopening with precautions.

    By Sam Stockard April 16, 2020

  • Some seniors could miss out on HOPE Scholarships under emergency grading plan

    For some students just short of a 3.0 grade point average, two extra months of grading could mean the difference between obtaining the state’s HOPE scholarship to attend college – or not.

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 10, 2020

  • New emergency rules address likelihood schools won’t reopen this spring

    The rules – which also direct the state to drop overall effectiveness scores in this year’s teacher evaluations — position Tennessee to weather the rest of the school year in remote learning mode. 

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 10, 2020

  • What to do about the Class of 2020 and other decisions await Board of Education

    Lawmakers directed the policy board to revise graduation rules after the coronavirus shuttered schools. The decision will affect an estimated 71,433 students in the Class of 2020 as Tennessee works to blunt the fallout of COVID-19 on school communities.

    By Marta W. Aldrich April 03, 2020

• February 2020

  • 5-year low: Only 4 charter schools apply to open in Memphis

    If all the schools are approved, they eventually would enroll about 2,100 students, which would make a small dent in the district’s need for 44,000 more “high-quality” seats in various neighborhoods, according to the Shelby County Schools’ analysis.

    By Laura Faith Kebede February 10, 2020

• January 2020

  • State leader backs Southwest Early College High closure

    At stake is the education of 133 students who could need to find a new high school after May.

    By Caroline Bauman January 06, 2020

• November 2019

  • Education voucher rules cruise through Tennessee board

    The program is on track to launch in the fall of 2020, a year earlier than required under a new state law. Lee ordered the accelerated timeline this summer.

    By Marta W. Aldrich November 19, 2019

• August 2019

  • Gov. Lee wants to launch education voucher program a year ahead of deadline

    The push is alarming voucher opponents, who worry that an accelerated rollout will be more prone to fraud in how the accounts, which will be loaded with an average of $7,300 a year, are used.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019

• April 2019

  • State board votes to close Gateway University

    Seven Tennessee Board of Education members have unanimously upheld the Shelby County Schools board’s decision to close Gateway University Charter School at the end of this academic year, meaning 150 students will need to find a new high school for this fall.

    By Caroline Bauman April 02, 2019