There are 8 article(s) tagged Tennessee education:

• August 2021

  • Masking in schools is a local decision, state says

    Tennessee officials say local school boards and parents, not the state, should have the final say in whether students wear masks to school. 

    By Jane Roberts August 06, 2021

• June 2021

  • Education commissioner skipping Shelby on 50-district summer tour

    Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn won’t be making a Shelby County stop during a 50-district summer tour, but a spokesman said the omission isn’t personal or political.

    By Ian Round June 15, 2021

• May 2021

  • The Politics of Phonics: Phonics fundamentalists and balanced literacy true believers

    Most educators agree reading instruction in the earliest grades should include phonics, but that’s where the disagreements begin.

    By David Waters May 27, 2021

  • The Politics of Phonics: Teaching from the radical middle

    Despite all the “top-down” efforts to guide reading instruction, effective teachers know that all programs and methods work for some children, but none work for every child.

    By David Waters May 09, 2021

  • The Politics of Phonics: How a skill becomes a law

    Tennessee governors have been remaking school reading policies for 40 years, and yet reading achievement scores have barely budged.

    By David Waters May 07, 2021

• January 2021

  • Gov. Lee proposes tutoring, summer school; promises teacher pay hike

    In addition to new summer school and tutoring programs to catch students up from learning disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Bill Lee promised a pay hike for teachers, but did not specify an amount.

    By Marta W. Aldrich January 15, 2021

• December 2020

  • Tennessee school districts share staffing concerns

    As parents of students attending Shelby County Schools grapple with how to handle in-person learning once it resumes, larger school districts elsewhere in Tennessee are making plans as well. Related article: Lopsided teacher/student ratio fuel differing decisions

    By Ian Round December 14, 2020

• November 2020

  • Lee aims to maintain school funding, raise teacher pay; but no promises

    Gov. Bill Lee wants to maintain funding for public schools in Tennessee’s next budget, even as a statewide decline in student enrollment would normally result in a decrease of at least $320 million.

    By Marta W. Aldrich November 14, 2020