Building On Tennessee’s Foundations For Student Success

Tennessee’s foundational policies in academic standards, annual assessment, and educator evaluation provide the fundamental building blocks of a high-quality education system. As Tennessee considers future opportunities to accelerate student learning, our collective commitment to these essential policies enable the practices and innovations that will propel our students to the success we all know they can…

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Tennessee Educator Fellows: Teacher-Leaders Bilingual In Practice And Policy

Who should start the conversation around college and career readiness in our state? Would you have said a first-grade teacher from southeast Tennessee? Kevin Winters is a Tennessee Educator Fellow who has launched JobFair BookShare, an example of teachers who are leading advocacy and conversations on what Tennessee students need. Increasing the number of students…

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How To Be Effective At The Policymaking Table: Teach Plus Founder Shares Insights For Teachers

This post is part of Coffee and Conversation, a monthly interview series that highlights impactful, interesting work affecting Tennessee education. The founder of Teach Plus, Celine Coggins, joined us to discuss her latest book and how teachers can become advocates for their students’ success. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Peter Tang:…

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Tennessee Educator Fellows: Leaders in the Classroom, Leaders in Policy

Teachers do life-changing work every day with students. They lead weeks-long units exploring big ideas, develop lesson plans that help students engage with complex texts and problems, and have daily conversations that, over time, shape the moral compasses of the future. Teachers engage in this work enthusiastically because they are passionate about setting students up for…

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