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October 22, 2018 News
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 MoreOctober 19, 2018 News
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 MoreOctober 18, 2018 News
TDOE Announces Nine Educators Named to the Inaugural Tennessee Teacher Ambassador Network
Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that nine educators have been selected to participate in the inaugural Tennessee Teacher Ambassador Network (TTAN) during the 2018-19 school year. The TTAN is a unique opportunity for teachers to advise and be embedded in the work of the Department of Education without asking them to leave the classroom. As part of the TTAN, each teacher...Read MoreOctober 18, 2018 News
It’s not just the governor’s race. Here’s what Tennessee’s big legislative turnover could mean for education
The battle to replace term-limited Gov. Bill Haslam has consumed the spotlight for Tennessee’s education-minded voters, but more than a hundred legislative races will decide who the new governor will work with on school policy for the next few years. In addition to either Democrat Karl Dean or Republican Bill Lee as the state’s new chief executive, at least a fourth of the General Assembly’s...Read MoreOctober 18, 2018 News
TDOE Announces Nine Educators Named to the Inaugural Tennessee Teacher Ambassador Network
Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that nine educators have been selected to participate in the inaugural Tennessee Teacher Ambassador Network (TTAN) during the 2018-19 school year. The TTAN is a unique opportunity for teachers to advise and be embedded in the work of the Department of Education without asking them to leave the classroom. As part of the TTAN, each teacher...Read MoreOctober 16, 2018 News