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Independent/nonpartisan news site focused on shining a light on education and government in Tennessee. Please send news tips/corrections to [email protected]
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🚨 Big wins for TN education!. @TNedu + @MetroSchools took home top honors at the @ACT 2025 Summit in Nashville this week for their commitment to college & career readiness. 📈 100% of TN grads take the ACT—& it might just be paying off. 🔗 Read more here:.
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New from @SkyBArnold: Seven Republican lawmakers and one Democrat have been named to a new committee that’s studying testing and teacher evaluation reductions. Read the full story 👇
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RT @TennesseeCAN: A new poll confirms support for school choice. Thanks to @GovBillLee and the state legislature, Tennessee students have m….
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New from @SkyBArnold: @JohnRoseforTN reports $1.1 million in contributions on his first filing for the 2026 Tennessee Governor’s race. That amount is on par with multiple gubernatorial contenders in comparable races. Read the full story 👇
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Our very own staff reporter @katerinegeraa is covering trends and achievements in workforce development at the @ACT 2025 Summit in Nashville. 👨🏭👩💼. Stay tuned for stories to come out of this summit this week! ➡️
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📍A 23-acre forest. 🌾 A stream. 🌳 A seasonal wetland. Thanks to a $2M land donation, @TNNatureAcademy is building a permanent, tuition-free nature-based campus in Davidson County. Read more at the link below! 👇. 🔗
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📉 Only 12% of nondegree credentials lead to significant wage gains, a new study finds. Meanwhile, housing costs across Tennessee keep climbing. 🔗 Read more:
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Only 12% of nondegree credentials boost wages, a new study finds, as rising housing costs leave Tennessee workers struggling to stay afloat.
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RT @TennesseeCAN: When Republican voters were asked who they trust most to make decisions about their children's education, 70% of responde….
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New commentary from @tnstudent: A lesser-known provision in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill could help bridge the gap between postsecondary education and workforce readiness. Read the full story 👇
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From a toddler-sized dream to a statewide spotlight! 💫. @ACSchoolsTN's Chrissy Rose is turning the classroom into a place for celebrating growth, grit, and emotional safety. Her “Road to Mastery” system is used districtwide. Meet this Teacher of the Year finalist in our latest
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Updated: @JMCSchools Superintendent invites leaders of a proposed public charter school that was denied last week to consider a "school-within-a-school" partnership with the district. Supporters of the Jackson Museum School can also appeal the denial.
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The Jackson Museum School would utilize a “museum model” similar to schools in Atlanta and Chattanooga, which infuses subjects like science and math into weekly expeditions to local cultural centers.
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