Tennessee Schools

Tennessee Bill Asks Parents To Grade Themselves On Report Cards

AP | LUCAS L. JOHNSON II | Posted 05.10.2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Educators exasperated by the need for greater parent involvement have persuaded Tennessee lawmakers to sign off on a novel bit of ...

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Small Explosion At Tennessee High School Forces Evacuation

AP | Posted 05.03.2012

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police say two students have been taken into custody after two chemical-filled bottles exploded at a Memphis high school. Memp...

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Bill Would Require 'Maturity Test' For Thousands To Enter Kindergarten

Posted 04.26.2012

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Thousands of Tennessee children would be required to pass a "maturity test" every year to enter kindergarten under a new bill passed by the state Hous...

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Titanic A Magnet Topic For Students, Tricky For Educators

AP | LEANNE ITALIE | Posted 03.21.2012

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NEW YORK -- Eleven-year-old John Payne has been a student of the Titanic since kindergarten. He has scrupulously researched the ship, built a model o...

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Bill Allowing Teachers, Students To Challenge Evolution Passes Tennessee Senate

Posted 03.20.2012

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The Tennessee state Senate passed a bill Monday that protects teachers who allow student to question and criticize "controversial" scientific theories...

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Memphis' New Teacher Evaluation System Adopted From Controversial D.C. Program

| Sarah Garland | Posted 02.09.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. It is the third in a series in a collaboration between The Hechinger Report and Memphis Comme...

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Using Value-Added Data To Evaluate Tennessee Teachers

| Sarah Garland | Posted 02.08.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. It is the second in a series in a collaboration between The Hechinger Report and Memphis Comm...

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New Teacher Evaluation Systems In Tennessee Have Rough Road Ahead

| Sarah Garland | Posted 04.08.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. It is the first in a series in a collaboration between The Hechinger Report and Memphis Comme...

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Feds Have Harsh Criticism, Disappointing Reviews For States' Education

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 03.31.2012

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MIAMI — In its initial review of No Child Left Behind waiver requests, the U.S. Education Department highlighted a similar weakness in nearly ev...

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Principal Under Fire For Reportedly Calling Students 'Less Smart'

Posted 03.17.2012

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A Tennessee high school principal has issued a letter of apology to parents and students for saying the school's black students are "less smart," as e...

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Ex-Teacher Gets 56 Years For Elementary School Shooting

AP | Posted 01.03.2012

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A judge has sentenced a former teacher to 56 years in prison for shooting two administrators in an elementary school office i...

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Teen Charged For Slaying School Principal, Says He Didn't Like Her

AP | By ADRIAN SAINZ | Posted 10.11.2011

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A 17-year-old student charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of a Christian school principal told investigators he had plan...

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Principal Found Allegedly Stabbed To Death In Classroom, Student Held

AP | By ADRIAN SAINZ | Posted 10.11.2011

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A school principal described as very caring and attentive to her students was killed Wednesday in an apparent homicide at a private ...

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School Principal Found Allegedly Stabbed To Death, Student In Custody

Posted 10.10.2011

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A 17-year-old student from the Seventh-day Adventist's Memphis Junior Academy in Tennessee is being held in custody after a 48-year-old teacher was fo...

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Memphis School Year Delayed Indefinitely Over Funding Dispute

AP | Posted 09.19.2011

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The school board in Memphis says it will indefinitely delay the start of class because of a dispute over money with the city governm...

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New School District Will Test Obama's Education Reforms

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 07.13.2011

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By accepting a job as superintendent of a new Tennessee school district, Chris Barbic has positioned himself as the face of an up-and-coming governanc...

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