Tennessee

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An audit of the district’s nutrition center revealed that too much food had been ordered and stored improperly. Nearly 243 tons of spoiled food were dumped.
An audit of the district’s nutrition center revealed that too much food had been ordered and stored improperly. Nearly 243 tons of spoiled food were dumped.
File photo by Mark Weber/Commercial Appeal
School & District Management Memphis District Reels From Operations Woes
The district is trying to steady itself in the wake of controversies that have rocked its operations side, potentially complicating its search for a new superintendent.
Catherine Gewertz, January 8, 2008
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7 min read
School & District Management Urban Leaders Assess Methods for Integrating Schools
The Jefferson County, Ky., school district, set back by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidating its student-assignment plan, is exploring other remaining legal avenues in its bid to maintain racially integrated schools.
Catherine Gewertz, November 12, 2007
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3 min read
Teri Tilson, at left, an administrator with the Greeneville city district, and Larry Neas, center, go over budget information with interns including Andrew Tolley, right.
Teri Tilson, at left, an administrator with the Greeneville city district, and Larry Neas, center, go over budget information with interns including Andrew Tolley, right.
Brian Wagner
School & District Management Joining Forces
Greeneville City and Kingsport district officials entered into a collaborative partnership to help East Tennessee State revamp its educational leadership program.
Alyson Klein, September 11, 2007
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9 min read
Donna Tompkins of Oneida, Tenn., conducts a photosynthesis experiment at a peer-training workshop for rural math and science teachers.
Donna Tompkins of Oneida, Tenn., conducts a photosynthesis experiment at a peer-training workshop for rural math and science teachers.
Brian Wagner for Education Week
Science Peer Training Enables Rural Schools to Better Math, Science Teaching
Advocates for rural education are seeking to cultivate and sustain their schools’ workforce.
Sean Cavanagh, July 17, 2007
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7 min read
Recruitment & Retention Rural Teachers Trained to Pass Along Math and Science Knowledge to Peers
Peer-to-peer curriculum development helps sustain teacher workforce in small towns where it is hard to attract new educators.
Sean Cavanagh, July 11, 2007
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8 min read
Gov. Phil Bredesen
Education Funding Cigarette-Tax Increase to Raise School Funds
Much of the revenue is to be spent at schools that serve high numbers of children deemed at risk of failure.
Lesli A. Maxwell, June 19, 2007
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1 min read
Curriculum Consensus Is Sought on Religion in Schools
Diverse groups meet to weigh issues that vex public education.
Andrew Trotter, March 12, 2007
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6 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
States State of the States Hike in Tennessee Cigarette Tax Would Fund Education Program
In his fifth State of the State address, Gov. Phil Bredesen pledged to use the proposed cigarette-tax increase to provide $120 million to schools that serve many children deemed at risk of school failure.
Lesli A. Maxwell, February 13, 2007
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1 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Tennessee Scholarship Seen Tough to Keep
Study finds a majority of award recipients fail to make the grade.
Alyson Klein, January 26, 2007
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4 min read
Federal Spellings Won’t Seek Minimum Subgroup Size For NCLB
As Congress gears up to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act, some state officials are worried that the Department of Education is becoming increasingly less willing to give them leeway in implementing the law.
Alyson Klein, December 19, 2006
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4 min read
Federal 2 States Selected for ‘Growth Model’ Pilot
The Department of Education last week chose North Carolina and Tennessee as the first states for a pilot program that will allow them to measure adequate yearly progress under the No Child Left Behind Act based on the academic growth that students show from year to year.
Christina A. Samuels & Michelle R. Davis, May 23, 2006
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4 min read
A student exits a 4th grade reading class at Hardy Elementary in Chattanooga, Tenn., one of Hamilton County's lowest-performing schools but now on the upswing.
A student exits a 4th grade reading class at Hardy Elementary in Chattanooga, Tenn., one of Hamilton County's lowest-performing schools but now on the upswing.
Photo by Kathleen Greeson
Teaching Profession Charging the Gap
By bettering the teaching staffs at its inner-city schools, a Tennessee district is lessening the differences in achievement between such schools and their suburban counterparts.
Bess Keller, February 28, 2006
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10 min read
Early Childhood State of the States Tenn. Governor Wants Expanded Pre-K Opportunities
Education initiatives that ranged from boosting teacher salaries to driving down high school dropout rates dominated much of Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen’s State of the State Address to lawmakers in Nashville last week. The Democratic governor, who is in the final year of his first term and gearing up for a re-election bid, pledged increased education spending amid the state’s still tight, but improving, fiscal condition.
Lesli A. Maxwell, February 14, 2006
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3 min read
Student Well-Being & Movement Tenn. Project to Monitor Behavioral-Disorder Medications
Tennessee will pilot-test a children’s-health program in an effort to lower the number of children who take antidepressants and other medications used to treat behavioral disorders, particularly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Joetta L. Sack, November 15, 2005
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2 min read
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