How Can Tennessee Support Military Families? Stability in Standards and Assessment and Increased Awareness

Military families face a unique challenge with their children’s education. New surroundings, new schools and, most important, new and often unknown standards and expectations. Anyone who has ever served knows the problems involved in placing their military child in a new school, especially a school that might not be oriented to the unique challenges that…

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What Is Tennessee’s Plan to Bring More Success to More Students?

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) recently completed a new plan for continuing the progress made as the fastest-improving state for academic achievement. When Congress replaced the No Child Left Behind law with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) last year, states were given both more flexibility and responsibility for innovative approaches to academic improvement….

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