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November 21, 2018 News
Focus On Improving School Leaders To Benefit All Tennessee Students
The job of a school leader has changed dramatically in recent years, leading many education advocates to a new, heightened focus on principals as instructional leaders and to an increased interest in better supporting principals. Through work that includes supporting teacher growth and creating a strong school culture, school leaders account for up to a quarter of in-school factors that affect...Read MoreNovember 21, 2018 News
Food Pantries Help Food-Insecure Students Breathe a Sigh of Relief
Twenty-eight of the 427 students at Two Rivers Middle Prep are experiencing homelessness. Nearly 90 percent of the student body is classified as economically disadvantaged. Two Rivers is a part of what’s known as the McGavock cluster, which includes 16 other schools. Of the group, Two Rivers has the largest in-school food pantry, and it serves as a food distribution point for low-income...Read MoreNovember 9, 2018 News
Biz leaders to Bill Lee, Marsha Blackburn: Focus on education and infrastructure
Nashville and Tennessee business leaders are urging the state’s newly elected leaders to focus on education and infrastructure to best support business communities statewide. Bill Lee, owner of a heating and air company, won the governor’s race Tuesday; U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won a senate seat and U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper was re-elected to represent Nashville in the House of...Read MoreNovember 8, 2018 News
One state uses data about job needs to help decide what colleges should teach
The nursing students at Missoula College wield their medical syringes with life-and-death intensity, even though they’re only practicing on fruit. This bright, high-ceilinged classroom overlooking the Clark Fork River buzzes with enthusiasm born of not only the knowledge that such work is important, but also that registered nursing is among the highest-demand occupations in Montana. It’s not...Read MoreNovember 6, 2018 News
Bill Lee is Tennessee’s next governor. Here’s how he’ll begin to shape education.
A political novice, Republican businessman Bill Lee has defied conventional wisdom to become Tennessee’s next governor. Now he’ll have to show that he can govern, too, over a state that has pioneered education reforms for a decade and climbed national rankings on student achievement. Lee touted his outsider and business background in cruising to victory Tuesday over former Nashville Mayor Karl...Read MoreNovember 2, 2018 News