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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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A Republican-sponsored bill dealing with "virtual classes" in public schools, which passed the state Senate unanimously last month, inspired some hostile questioning from Democrats on the House floor before passing.
May 13, 2011 - AP
New teacher evaluation standards passed by the Tennessee Board of Education will weigh heavily on student performance.
April 18, 2011 - McClatchy-Tribune
Citizens in Memphis are voting tomorrow on a controversial proposal to fold the 105,000-student district into a neighboring­—but much smaller—suburban district.
March 7, 2011 - Education Week
GOP leaders in Idaho, Indiana, and Tennessee are proposing bills that would limit what, if anything, teachers' unions could negotiate.
February 7, 2011 - Education Week
The fate of Memphis' city schools is up in the air following a decision by the city's school board to try to consolidate the district.
January 7, 2011 - Education Week
District provides non-traditional programs for high school students in need of graduation help.
June 2, 2010 - Education Week

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