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Education Commissioner Candice McQueen

Payment dispute

Tennessee
May 23, 2018

Disputes with Tennessee testmakers aren’t new. Here’s an update on the state’s lawsuit with Measurement Inc.

The testing company fired by Tennessee’s education department two years ago will likely wait until 2019 to settle the case, according to documents recently obtained by Chalkbeat.

Superintendent search

Tennessee
April 24, 2018

‘I can’t wait to get started,’ says Sharon Griffin on leading Tennessee’s Achievement School District

Sharon Griffin, a longtime leader at Shelby County Schools, will be the next leader of the state’s turnaround district.

grading scandal

Tennessee
February 14, 2018

Hopson tightens who can revise student transcripts in response to grade changing in Memphis

Superintendent Dorsey Hopson responds to state education officials in a letter outlining his plan of action to improper grade-changing at some Memphis high schools.

Warning List

Tennessee
February 8, 2018

Is your school in Tennessee’s bottom 10 percent? Here’s a list of 166 schools the state says need to improve

Here are three things to know about the warning list, which lists schools in the bottom 10 percent, followed by a searchable list.

charter funding

Tennessee
November 8, 2017

Tennessee awards grants to help 27 charter schools secure or improve buildings

Grants of $125,000 each will go to 27 schools in the first round of awards announced Wednesday by the State Department of Education.