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TNReady doesn’t count, but here’s what you can still learn about your school
The failures of TNReady testing this year infuriated parents, teachers and students who spent months preparing for the high-stakes exam. Lawmakers were equally furious, and passed legislation to make sure no one would be negatively affected by the results. But test results in Tennessee are used for a variety of purposes beyond students’ grades and teacher evaluations. Without that data,...Read More
Tennessee Data Show Strong Principals Keep Strong Teachers On Board
As I arrived to begin my first year as a ninth-grade English teacher, my principal spent an hour of his busy schedule bringing me on a campus tour. At the end of the tour, we stopped in front of the auditorium in the 60-year-old campus and he told me simply, “If you have any questions, let me know. My door is always open. I know the first year is hard.” That comment was the first in a series...Read MoreWhere do Tennessee’s candidates for governor stand on key issues?
The Tennessee gubernatorial forum at Lipscomb University featuring Republicans Randy Boyd, Beth Harwell and Bill Lee, and Democrats Karl Dean and Craig Fitzhugh Ayrika L Whitney, The Tennessean What would be your top priority for education? How would you finance it? Republican U.S. Rep. Diane Black: “I will invest more in career and technical education (CTE) in high school and the...Read More
