BOSTON– Learning technology companyHMHtoday announced that the Tennessee State Board of Education approvedHMH Into MathandHMH Into AGAfor adoption for Kindergarten through Grade 12. HMH math curriculum is on Tennessee’s Official List of Textbooks and Instructional Materials and covers 100% of the Te...
The overall success rate of the school is 27.9% — 12 points below the state average. This measures the number of students who are on-track or have mastered state standards. That’s actually a decline of more than 3% from last year. TNVA also has seen declines of more than 5% in ELA...
s legislative agenda for major educational reform, including triggers in kindergarten, first, and second grade designed to identify struggling students and provide them with tailored interventions to bridge the educational gap and accelerate academic success – particularly foundational reading and math ...
Since I published“Eric’s Story”last week on the issue of the new (and troublesome) Kindergarten portfolio, I’ve received a number of emails offering further insight. These messages indicate that our state’s system of evaluating teachers is broken and that those making decisions are both di...
The current statutory scheme concerning education is compiled in Volume 9 Title 49 of the Tennessee Code. There are currently 140 districts providing a Kindergarten through 12th grade for some 860,000 students. Responsibility for administering the system is divided between the state board of education...
Common Core State Standards CCSS.Math.Practice.MP2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively. CCSS.Math.Practice.MP7 Look for and make use of structure. Click Here for Hooda Escape Tennessee Walkthrough Frequently Asked Questions about Hooda Escape Tennessee ...
I wanted to save children from the pain and embarrassment of defeat. Rather than telling kindergarten and first-grade students what they were doing wrong, I showed them what they were doing right. Accepting students’ near attempts at literacy approximations provided the impetus for them to continu...
2) Teacher Experience Matters:Contrary to what Commissioner Huffman told the State Board of Education about teacher experience (that a teacher’s years of experience don’t effectively predict student outcomes), the Chetty study noted, “We find that kindergarten teachers withmore years of teaching ...
The seven-member City School board serves a prekindergarten- through sixth-grade district with 8,989 students. Despite opposition from the city and county school districts she represents, state Senator Dawn White says she remains a supporter of using public money for private schools: ...
Of course, teachers cite more than pay as a reason for wanting to leave the profession. Many cite the poor treatment by the state as an impetus for wanting to exit the field. For example, Kindergarten teachers have essentiallybeen toldtheir opinions about what’s best for kids count for not...