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Transition

Tennessee
December 6, 2018

Chief of Tennessee education group SCORE to step down and pass baton to colleague

Jamie Woodson will soon step down as CEO of the advocacy and research organization that she has led for eight years.

Achievement School District

Tennessee
December 5, 2018

McQueen: More school takeovers ‘most likely’ coming to Memphis and Nashville

Tennessee's outgoing education chief says she'll recommend more takeovers to the next governor, unless there's significant improvement.

Testing

Tennessee
December 4, 2018

Memphis school board softens request to reform state’s troubled TNReady test

The board governing Tennessee’s largest school district is asking state legislators to rely less on the standardized test known as TNReady, which has endured a…

inner circle

Tennessee
November 27, 2018

Gov.-elect Lee names Tennessee voucher advocate as his policy director

Tony Niknejad previously was director of Tennessee's chapter of the American Federation for Children.

in your own words

Tennessee
November 26, 2018

Dear Bill Lee… ‘Respect our judgment and decisions,’ and other pieces of advice from Tennessee educators

After the election, we asked Tennessee educators: What would you tell newly elected Gov. Bill Lee about your classroom?

future of SCS

Tennessee
November 20, 2018

Dorsey Hopson leaving Shelby County Schools, sources say

Rumors of Hopson’s departure have been flying for months and he said as recently as early October he had no intention of leaving, saying he was “excited about our momentum.”

The right stuff

Tennessee
November 19, 2018

Who will be Tennessee’s next education chief? Gov.-elect Bill Lee is getting lots of advice

The Republican businessman is looking for the right fit to lead his vision for Tennessee schools.

Interview

Tennessee
November 15, 2018

McQueen: Working with Haslam on education was ‘a perfect match’ — and it’s time to move on

In an interview, the commissioner talks about why she took the state's top ed job in 2015 — and why she's leaving now.

Tell us

Tennessee
November 8, 2018

Educators: What should the next governor of Tennessee know about your schools?

Write a brief letter to Gov.-elect Bill Lee and spell out what you think should top his to-do list for schools.

Backstroke

Tennessee
November 7, 2018

Aide: Lee ‘misspoke’ when characterizing Tennessee schools as bottom of the nation

In his victory speech, Gov.-elect Bill Lee meant to say that Tennessee schools are in the bottom half of the nation — not at the bottom.

Fact check

Tennessee
November 6, 2018

Gov.-elect Bill Lee says Tennessee schools rank at the bottom of the nation. They don’t.

In his first speech as the next governor of Tennessee, Republican businessman Bill Lee said incorrectly that the state’s schools are among the worst in the nation.

Bill Lee's words

Tennessee
November 6, 2018

Here’s what Tennessee’s next governor says about K-12 education

Republican businessman Bill Lee gave his positions on big education issues in response to a Chalkbeat survey earlier this year.

next steps

Tennessee
November 6, 2018

Bill Lee is Tennessee’s next governor. Here’s how he’ll begin to shape education.

Now that he's elected, Lee must transition to a new administration and work with a public school system serving a million students.

testing 1-2-3

Tennessee
October 22, 2018

Tennessee students to test the test under reworked computer platform

This week's simulation is designed to make sure that technical problems don't happen again under testing company Questar.

Election 2018

Tennessee
October 18, 2018

It’s not just the governor’s race. Here’s what Tennessee’s big legislative turnover could mean for education.

This year's large number of legislative departures, especially by House education leaders, leaves a void waiting to be filled.
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