the third-grade ELA TCAP score, or retest score, is still being used to determine the pathways to fourth-grade promotion unless a student is exempt from third-grade retention.CMCSS received scores from the state last Friday afternoon and processed through the weekend. Families of students at-...
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Tennessee is four points below the national average in both 4th and 8th grade math. When it comes to reading, we are 3 points behind the national average in 4th grade and 5 points behind in 8th grade. So, here’s the deal: If you want to know not only what IS happening in Tennessee...
This Court has followed the framework developed by the United States Supreme Court for analyzing equal protection claims. Doe v. Norris, 751 S.W.2d at 840-42. It has utilized three standards of scrutiny, depending upon the right asserted. See City of Memphis v. International Brotherhood of E...
TCAP/NCE Scale Scores for academic subjects of Science, Math, Social Studies and Reading were used. 3922 student test results were divided into groups based on the number of years the student had a trained hands-on science teacher. Trained hands-on science teachers were identified from ...
Tennessee Hollerhasmoreon Johnson’s bad math and rank hypocrisy: Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) on the other hand said he supported vouchers “1000%” – although in the next breath he made it clear they would in no way affect Williamson County, which is where he lives...
In education circles across the country, the word data is treated like a curse word. We need to use data in school systems to find out where our students are. It’s horrible that only a fourth of our students are proficient or advanced in Reading in Math at these schools. It’s not ...
• from 35th/42 to 46th/52 in eighth-grade math • from 25th/38 (1998) to 42nd/52 in eighth-grade reading. 5. TVAAS tells us almost nothing about teacher effectiveness. While other states are making gains, Tennessee has remained stagnant or lost ground since 1992 — despite an increa...
4th Grade Math 1992 211 2000 220 8th Grade Math 1992 259 2000 263 These results show statistically significant improvements in math scores over the same time period the General Assembly was significantly improving investment in public schools. That is, what Bill Dunn said yesterday was just plain...
There is a dynamic relationship between local school boards, local governments, the General Assembly and the federal government. Overall, the General Assembly has a role in aligning curricula with workforce needs; funding and setting overall state standards. There will always be some tension between ...