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December 10, 2018 News
How Tennessee districts are honing in on strategies to address struggling schools
The roadmap to improve struggling schools includes effectively retaining teachers, and leaders that are qualified for the work in the building, according to a recently published study by Tennessee’s research partner. The blueprint, published last week by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance, lays out five factors that can drive improvement at the...Read MoreDecember 7, 2018 News
Reading Grants Announced for Tennessee 2019 Program
Tennessee has awarded $8.9 million for next year’s summer reading program. The state Education Department said Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced the 218 public school recipients on Thursday. The funds go toward tuition-free, monthlong literacy camps for 8,910 students in need statewide. Next summer will be the fourth year of the grant program, known as Read to be Ready Summer...Read MoreDecember 7, 2018 News
Read Candice McQueen’s advice for her successor as Tennessee education commissioner
For the first time in four years, Tennessee will have a new education commissioner in January, a position held by Candice McQueen since Jan. 1, 2015. As McQueen exits from the top education post in the state to lead a national nonprofit, she offered advice for the person Gov.-elect Bill Lee selects as her successor. McQueen will become the CEO of the National...Read MoreDecember 6, 2018 News
State of Nashville: As economy thrives, residents struggle with health, housing, prosperity
Median income gains in Nashville lag peer cities, prenatal care is declining in nearly all Middle Tennessee counties, health insurance coverage has dropped and the percentage of residents living below the poverty line is on the rise. New data released by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in its annual Vital Signs report comes in stark contrast to the steady stream of economic wins the...Read MoreDecember 6, 2018 News
Chief of SCORE to step-down and Pass Baton to Colleague
The longtime leader of one of Tennessee’s most influential education advocacy organizations is stepping down and will be succeeded by her chief lieutenant. Jamie Woodson will leave her job as CEO of the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, also known as SCORE, to become the group’s senior adviser. David Mansouri, SCORE’s president for the past three years, will take over as both...Read MoreDecember 5, 2018 News