Improving Education In Rural Tennessee Schools
The recent report Why Rural Matters, released by the nonpartisan Rural School and Community Trust, underscores the need to improve educational opportunities for rural students in Tennessee.
The recent report Why Rural Matters, released by the nonpartisan Rural School and Community Trust, underscores the need to improve educational opportunities for rural students in Tennessee.
Progress in Tennessee’s reading achievement is consistent with a discouraging national trend. There are concerning patterns across student groups in reading performance.
With disappointing results nationally on the 2019 Nation’s Report Card, Tennessee’s math results are a relative bright spot.
A uniform set of academic standards ensures that students are learning the same rigorous content across the state; by law, academic subjects must be reviewed at least every six years. Over the next few weeks, the Tennessee State Board of Education is inviting educators and community members to provide feedback and comments on the state’s K-12 math academic standards.
The 2019 NAEP results show that across all tested grades and subjects, Tennessee is either at or very close to the national average. This comes at a time when achievement declines are trending across the nation.