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Tennessee · Policy & Funding

Tennessee to Merge ESSA and A-F School Accountability Systems, Aiming for 2027-28

The Tennessee Department of Education proposes combining its federal ESSA and state letter grade systems, raising questions about how to balance growth, proficiency, and subgroup accountability.

4d ago

Tennessee · Policy & Funding

Tennessee board moves to let teachers who fail exams take shorter vendor tests instead of full retakes

The proposed policy change would allow candidates who fail a content-area licensing test to pass a component-based exam, portfolio, or remediation module. The state issued 6,579 emergency credentials last school year.

50d ago