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inclusive education

Tennessee
August 6, 2019

‘Angry they haven’t learned it sooner,’ advocates want more LGBTQ curriculum in Tennessee schools

Three other states have recently passed laws requiring LGBTQ-inclusive curricula, which research shows is key to creating safer school environments.

IN YOUR WORDS

Tennessee
May 31, 2019

We asked, you answered: Here’s what you learned this school year

More than 50 Chalkbeat readers weighed in on what you learned this past school year and what you hope the future will bring for your schools.

speak up

Tennessee
May 15, 2019

What did you learn this school year? Tell Chalkbeat Tennessee.

There are less than two weeks of school left for most Tennessee districts, and Chalkbeat wants to know: What did you learn this school year?

Miseducation

Tennessee
October 16, 2018

Tennessee has a lot of early-career teachers, especially at schools with more students of color. Here’s why it matters.

This story is a part of the series Miseducation, a reporting partnership between ProPublica and Chalkbeat. We used federal data compiled and analyzed by ProPublica to explore inequities in education at the local level.

Teaching teachers

National
July 16, 2018

Mentors matter: Good teaching really can be passed down to student teachers, new research finds

Do student teachers learn more when they’re mentored by an effective teacher? The answer may seem obvious, but there’s been little research confirming as much—until now.

Roll call!

National
October 3, 2017

What states told Chalkbeat about how they will monitor their chronic absenteeism data

Students’ rates of chronic absenteeism are going to be used to judge schools in most states.

First Person

Tennessee
December 8, 2016

Why I take time to teach perseverance (and let my fourth-graders write on their desks)

A Tennessee teacher explains how she encourages goal-setting — and how she's seen the strategy work with students of all ability levels.

Corporal punishment

Tennessee
November 22, 2016

U.S. education chief wants Tennessee, other states to stop paddling their students

Citing research that corporal punishment is harmful and ineffective, John King asks Tennessee and 21 other states to prohibit it.

Politics & Policy

Tennessee
December 2, 2015

McQueen proposes $57 million more for K-12 education next year

Tennessee's ed chief asks for additional state funding for initiatives including professional development for teachers and increasing transparency around testing.

Leadership & Management

Tennessee
April 7, 2015

Legislature debates whether grading schools boosts transparency or stigmatizes poorly resourced schools

Tennessee schools might soon come under the same grading system as the students they serve.

Student & School Performance

Tennessee
August 27, 2014

Because of 100 percent passing rate, Tennessee creates new social studies test

After more than a decade of neglect, the state has revamped social studies standards and the assessments to go with them. This year, students will take field tests based on the standards that won’t impact their grades. Social studies will not be included on the 2014-2015 report card. The next year, the assessment on the new test will count for students and schools, and the marks probably won’t be as high, reflecting the distribution for other subjects more closely.
Tennessee
May 21, 2014

Memphis student celebrated for “Why I’m Thankful For My Teacher” essay

A second grader at Crump Elementary School in Memphis won the Tennessee Department of Education’s “Why I’m Thankful for My Teacher” essay contest for kindergarten-through-third…
Tennessee
January 13, 2014

Tennessee earns mixed reviews on national education report card

Tennessee schools ranked low in academic achievement and school finance, but high in other policy areas in Education Week‘s annual Quality Counts report, released last week. Meanwhile,…

Charters & Choice

Tennessee
December 19, 2013

Walton Foundation announces $6 million donation to voucher group

The new donation will more than double the Alliance for School Choice's financial resource.
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