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Does Pre-K Hurt Academic Achievement?

July 18, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

A study conducted by Vanderbilt University researchers found academic gains achieved by students in Tennessee pre-K classrooms began to fade out by first grade and vanished by third grade.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Dale Farran, early childhood education, Mark Lipsey, pre-K, preschool, Tennessee

On State Takeovers of School Districts

June 20, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

A state takeover of a local school district takes away the voice of the taxpayers and parents and it’s questionable (at best) they even work.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Detroit Public Schools, failing schools, Gary Public Schools, indiana, Indiana Legislature, Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky, Kentucky State Board of Education, Louisiana, Memphis Public Schools, Mercedes Schneider, Michigan, Muncie Public Schools, school takeovers, Tennessee

238 Education Data Bills Hit State Capitols in 2018 So Far

May 10, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Data Quality Campaign reports there are 238 bills related to education data in state legislatures this year so far, and less than a third (70) have anything to do with protecting student data privacy.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: 2018 Bills, AB 2192, Arizona, California, data mining, data privacy, education data, HB 1314, HB 2651, HB 405, indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, S. 40, SB 107, SB 1224, SB 1411, student data, Tennessee

Tennessee Family Groups & Legislators Stand Up to Social Emotional Standards Onslaught

September 14, 2016 By Karen Effrem

Karen Effrem: Congratulations to activists and legislators in Tennessee for standing up to social emotional learning (SEL) national heavyweight CASEL.

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Social Emotional Learning Tagged With: CASEL, Family Action Council of Tennessee, Social-Emotional Learning, Tennessee, Tennessee Against Common Core, Tennessee Department of Education, Tennessee Eagle Forum

Tennessee Didn’t Repeal Common Core, They Rebranded It

April 18, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Tennessee’s new academic standards should not be considered a victory for opponents of Common Core as they just approved a rebrand of the standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Bill Haslam, Common Core, Common Core review, Tennessee, Tennessee State Board of Education

Maybe Bubble Tests Aren’t So Bad After All

February 9, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Tennessee experienced an online testing meltdown yesterday as they roled out their new online test – TNReady developed by Measurement, Inc.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: online testing, paper and pencil tests, Tennessee

Tennessee State Legislator Blocked From Taking Standardized Assessment

November 3, 2015 By truthinamed

Obion County Schools blocks Tennessee State Representative Andy Holt (R-Dresden) from taking the standardized ELA assessment at Hillcrest Elementary School.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Andy Holt, Candice McQueen, Hillcrest Elementary, Obion County Schools, press releases, standardized assessments, Tennessee, TN Ready

Tennessee House Votes to Replace Common Core

April 21, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Yesterday the Tennessee House votes 97 to 0 to pass HB 1035, a bill that would replace the Common Core State Standards by the 2017-2018 school year. Here is the bill’s summary in full: AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill and requires the state board of education to implement a process whereby the set of standards […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Andy Holt, Billy Spivey, Brian Terry, Common Core State Standards, HB 1035, Tennessee

Common Core Fights Brewing in Statehouses Across the Country

December 17, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

The Washington Post gives a preview of state house fights over Common Core that are on the horizon after the GOP wave. Strategists involved in the state-by-state fight against the national K-12 math and reading benchmarks say conservative legislators will introduce or have introduced legislation in dozens of states that will target individual components of […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 2015 Bills, 2015 State Legislative Session, Common Core State Standards, Georgia, Maine, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Only 38% of Tennessee Voters Support Common Core

December 5, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

A poll conducted by Vanderbilt University found that a plurality of Tennessee voters were less that impressed with the Common Core State Standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core polling, Common Core State Standards, Tennessee, Vanderbilt University

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