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The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) is the standardized testing program used in public schools in Tennessee . Tennessee schools administer a comprehensive exam to their students at the end of each school year beginning in the third grade. Tests are intended to reflect what each child learned in the past year of school.
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is the state education agency of Tennessee. It is headquartered on the 9th floor of the Andrew Johnson Tower in Nashville. Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds is the current Commissioner of Education. She has held that position since June 29, 2023.
Tennessee's State Board of Education discusses details of the state's reading and retention law during a special-called virtual meeting on Monday, March 4, 2024. 'The sooner the better'
The state enrolls approximately 1 million K–12 students in 137 districts. [6] In 2021, the four-year high school graduation rate was 88.7%, a decrease of 1.2% from the previous year. [7] According to the most recent data, Tennessee spends $9,544 per student, the 8th lowest in the nation. [8]
Chairman Mark White, R-Memphis, presents a 39-page House omnibus amendment to Gov. Bill Lee's statewide Education Freedom Scholarships school choice proposal during a meeting of the House K-12 ...
Yet just 26% of Tennessee students who started high school in 2012 went on to attend postsecondary education and earn an award by the summer of 2022.
Tests by state. The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation.
The Tennessee governor has "unchecked authority" to name a state education commissioner who doesn't have to be certified to teach, according to an attorney's general opinion published this week in ...