Education News

Community colleges prepare for TN Reconnect influx

Money is often the top barrier standing between students wanting to further their education, but thanks to Tennessee Reconnect, adults who want to go to college don’t have to fit the bill. The program offers a full scholarship. “I had no idea what I wanted to do,” Megan Roberts, a first semester Tennessee Reconnect student, said. “It was just so expensive to pay for classes.”...Read More

Report: Long-term coaching critical in retaining principals

Dive Brief: The NYC Leadership Academy announced the publication this week of new research on the impact of coaching principals in a report entitled “Still in the Game: How Coaching Keeps Leaders in Schools and Making Progress.” The research indicates that New York City principals who have worked with leadership coaches for at least five years remained at their schools twice as long as the...Read More

Haslam wants Tennessee districts to be able to lease technology to improve TNReady test

Tennessee will make it easier for school districts to access and purchase the technology — such as laptops — necessary to take TNReady tests starting in the 2019-20 school year. Gov. Bill Haslam announced the change on Wednesday after a statewide listening tour focused on improvements to TNReady, the state’s standardized test for public school students. The technology upgrades are among...Read More

TNReady Changes Address Needs of Students And Feedback From Teachers

The steps announced today to improve the 2018-19 administration of TNReady have rightly prioritized the needs of students and the feedback of teachers. Governor Haslam, with the help of the Tennessee Department of Education, responded quickly and completely to the concerns raised by educators during the TNReady listening tour. The responses to improve student access to computers and to provide...Read More

Tennessee education chief reports no issues after TNReady practice run

Almost 50,000 Tennessee students across 51 districts participated in a TNReady practice run Tuesday without any issues ahead of the fall testing window. The students spent about 40 minutes on the platform to ensure it is running smoothly, according to Candice McQueen, Tennessee’s education commissioner, who emailed state directors Tuesday about the practice test. The need for the...Read More

Meet a new class of Tennesseans of color who are tackling issues of education equity

Fifteen people across Tennessee are being charged with spotlighting issues of equity and coming together to design solutions to better serve all students, but especially students of color. The group was named as the second class of Mosaic Fellows by the Tennessee Educational Equity Coalition in conjunction with Conexión Américas, a nonprofit Latino advocacy group. “Leaders of color must play...Read More

More Maryland college students are crowdfunding their tuition with the help of GoFundMe

Between paying for college and helping to support his family, Towson University junior Saydu Paye is spread thin. For most of the summer, he didn’t think he could afford to go back to school this fall. The 20-year-old information technology major from Sparrows Point turned to a GoFundMe fundraiser for relief from skyrocketing tuition and a limited pool of financial aid dollars. “Hello all,” he...Read More

Growing a Portfolio of EPSOs

Preparing students to earn a postsecondary credential and have a high-quality career requires a wide range of experiences, including providing students opportunities to earn college credit, an industry certification, or both while they are in high school. But how can we set students up to reach their goals? One clear way is by offering a portfolio of early postsecondary opportunities, or...Read More

Former Nashville public schools administrator to lead city’s education foundation

A former Nashville public schools human resources administrator will soon lead the city’s public education foundation. Katie Cour will head the Nashville Public Education Foundation as president and CEO on Nov. 12 after a nationwide search, according to a news release. She will replace outgoing NPEF President and CEO Shannon Hunt. Board members called Cour’s appointment an...Read More

We followed 15 of America’s teachers on a day of frustrations, pressures and hard-earned victories

This story was reported by Beatriz Alvarado, Thyrie Bland, Jason Gonzales, Leigh Guidry, Rick Hampson, Bracey Harris, Lori Higgins, Joe Hong, Austin Humphreys, Kristen Inbody, Annysa Johnson, Byron McCauley, Amanda Oglesby, Kelly Ragan, Meg Ryan, Lindsay Schnell, Devi Shastri and Alden Woods and written by Hampson, USA TODAY  It’s shortly after dawn when Edward Lawson, one of...Read More