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Three of Tennessee’s largest teacher training programs improve on state report card

Three of Tennessee’s 10 largest teacher training programs increased their scores on a state report card that seeks to capture how well new teachers are being prepared for the classroom based on state goals. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville became the first public university to achieve a top score under the State Board of Education’s new grading system, now in its second year. And Middle...Read More

Metro Schools hosting events to increase diversity education

Teachers in Metro Nashville Public Schools had another opportunity on Wednesday to join the school system’s push for diversity education. As part of Black History Month, the Equity and Diversity Department is hosting a series of events that are open to anyone who wants to increase their capacity to engage with students and families effectively and equitably. “As we look at...Read More

Gov. Bill Haslam convened a ‘power meeting’ between Tennessee’s charter school and district leaders. Here’s why.

There isn’t a charter school within 100 miles of Rep. John Forgety’s district, but the East Tennessee lawmaker has become the mediator in a lingering dispute between the state’s charter sector and its two largest school districts, in Memphis and Nashville. As chairman of a House education committee that green-lighted last year’s sweeping update of Tennessee’s charter school law, Forgety said...Read More