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Governor:Bill Haslam
Commissioner of Education:Kevin Huffman
Quality Counts state grade:C+
Pre-K-12 enrollment:987,422
Number of school districts:140
Number of public schools:1,784
Number of public school teachers:66,558
Unadjusted education spending per student:$8,117
Percent minority students:32.7%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:55.0%
Percent of students with disabilities:12.1%
Percent of English-language learners:3.0%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:29.5%
8th grade math:23.9%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:25.8%
8th grade reading:27.0%

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Six municipalities are still trying to break off from the merged system, which became official on July 1.
July 9, 2013 - Education Week
Systems like Tennessee's Degree Compass, which uses K-12 data to match students to courses, could be useful for high schools.
February 19, 2013 - Education Week
July 11, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
Six suburban towns want out of a plan to fold Memphis city schools into the neighboring Shelby County school system.
June 5, 2012 - Education Week
New organizations are making their impact felt in statehouses on issues such as teacher evaluation and charter schools.
May 14, 2012 - Education Week

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