TSS Blog

TISA: Necessary Flexibility for Effective Local...

Mon

Apr

18

TSS applauds the recent Senate Finance Committee walk through of TISA (SB2396/HB2143) We are hopeful for similar, detailed discussion during the House Finance Subcommittee meeting tomorrow Three... more
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Sycamore Institute: Statewide TISA requires les...

Mon

Apr

11

We continue to monitor The Tennessee Investment in School Achievement (TISA) Act (SB2396/HB2143) as it passes through the House and Senate this week Last week, we discussed the much-needed... more
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TN School Director: We Must Approve Education F...

Mon

Apr

4

Action is needed now, as the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Act (SB2396/HB2143) is considered in the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee and again in the House Education... more
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Summer Study Recap and Next Steps

Wed

Sep

29

Last week the House Education Administration and Education Instruction Committees convened for a summer study that evaluated the impact of summer learning camps and other proactive measures to... more
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Summer Study Preview

Fri

Sep

17

Speaker Cameron Sexton will convene House Education Instruction and Education Administration Committee members for a student-focused summer study on Wednesday, September 22, and Thursday, September... more
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Five Steps to Improving Public Education

Thu

Sep

2

Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) is a statewide network of parents, guardians, teachers and community leaders that champions economic freedom and mobility for all Tennesseans by supporting... more
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How High School Seniors in Tennessee Can Retake...

Fri

Aug

20

The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is offering a chance for all high school seniors to retake the ACT for free this fall The effort comes on the heels of a recent study that indicated an... more
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Nakia Towns, a Student-Centered Choice for Hami...

Wed

Aug

18

By Adam Lister, president and CEO of Tennesseans for Student Success Students in Hamilton County are in a season of opportunity As Nakia Towns assumes her new role as interim superintendent, her... more
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ICYMI—The Tennessean: As Tennessee Lawmakers Me...

Tue

Jan

19

NASHVILLE – Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) recently launched Tennessee Literacy Now, an initiative to advocate for the passage of long-overdue strategies to improve the state’s... more
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#WeAreUnionSTEAM

Fri

Nov

6

Union Elementary STEAM and Demonstration School began its STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) focus in 2008 Since 2008, the faculty, staff, and students have worked hard to... more
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Inside Equity with Knoxville Area Urban League

Tue

Sep

8

What is your organization’s mission, and how does it support Tennessee’s students The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL), a civil rights, economic development and social service organization,... more
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Social and Emotional Learning with BeWell + Warner

Thu

Sep

3

Nashville students have experienced quite the year with tornadoes, early school closures, and a global pandemic impacting the way school has continued this fall Throughout the obstacles, schools have... more
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