Education Week: Tennessee

AP Interview: Haslam mulls expansion of pre-K

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Tenn. Signs Off On Parent Report Card

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

The measure asks parents to grade themselves on report cards.

New K-12 Advocacy Groups Wield State-Level Clout

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

New organizations are making their impact felt in statehouses on issues such as teacher evaluation and charter schools.

Parent report cards are novel way to boost support

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Haslam won't sign foreign charter school limits

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Lottery scholarship bill likely dead this session

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

Tenn. Student's Jesus Costume Wins $1,000 Scholarship

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

Tenn. Evolution Bill Becomes Law

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

A controversial bill protecting teachers' classroom discussions of "weaknesses" in evolution and other scientific theories became Tennessee law last week without the signature of Gov. Bill Haslam.

Lawmakers Approve Tenn. Evolution Bill

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:04:00 -0400

A Tennessee bill awaiting final sign-off, or a veto, from Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has sparked sharp criticism from leading science organizations and scientists.

Tennessee Will Make Teacher Ratings Public

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

The job-review scores of thousands of Tennessee teachers will be made available to the public, starting this summer.

Tenn. Delays Action on Gay-Issues Ban

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

The measure to ban the teaching of gay issues to elementary and middle school students stalled after fellow Republican Gov. Bill Haslam expressed concerns.

'Value Added' Concept Proves Beneficial to Teacher Colleges

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

States' teacher-training programs have used the data to improve their curricula and graduates' classroom performance.

Plan on Teacher Pay Slammed by Union

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to free schools from a state-mandated teacher-pay schedule is drawing fire from the state's largest teachers' group.

New Tenn. Teacher Ratings Vary Widely by District

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:01:00 -0500

Under the state's new teacher-evaluation system, observations by principals make up half of teachers' scores, but a first glimpse at those observation scores shows they are all over the map, according to The Tennessean.

Tennessee Educators Dropping Union Ties

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

Hundreds of educators in Tennessee have dropped union memberships since state lawmakers stripped the organizations of collective bargaining rights earlier this year.