TSS Blog

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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Press Releases

Tennesseans for Student Success Releases Statem...

Mon

Aug

2

NASHVILLE, Tenn – Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) today released the following statement in response to the release of the 2020-2021 Spring TCAP Assessment Results: “These results... more
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Tennesseans for Student Success Announces Ann M...

Wed

Jul

28

NASHVILLE, Tenn – Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) today announced the addition of Ann Marie Anderson as communications director Prior to joining TSS, Anderson served as communications... more
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Inside TNSuccess: June 16, 2021

Wed

Jun

16

House Education Committee to Hold Summer Study Session House Speaker Cameron Sexton has approved a “summer study” session for members of the House Education Committee It will be held... more
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Inside TNSuccess: June 9

Wed

Jun

9

2021 Tristar Reads Program and Free Digital Reading Partnership with Atmos Energy On Tuesday, we announced our sixth annual statewide summer reading scholarship program, Tristar Reads Students,... more
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Tennesseans for Student Success Announces 2021 ...

Tue

Jun

8

NASHVILLE – Tennesseans for Student Success (TSS) today announced their sixth annual statewide summer reading scholarship program, Tristar Reads Students, with parent supervision, are asked to... more
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Inside TNSuccess: 2021 Legislative Session Review

Tue

May

18

Legislative Session a Huge Win for Tennessee Students From the special legislative session to combat Tennessee’s literacy crisis and COVID-related learning loss, to a regular session with... more
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Inside TNSuccess: May 5

Wed

May

5

Thank You, Tennessee Teachers! After a year unlike any other, we are especially appreciative of the role teachers play in the lives of students across our state – in and out of the classroom... more
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Inside TNSuccess: April 27

Tue

Apr

27

TN Legislative Corner  TSS continues to watch HB745 (Rep Haston) and its Senate counterpart SB1135 (Sen White) Both will be heard in the Senate Finance Committee today, April 27, and the House... more
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Inside TNSuccess: April 20

Tue

Apr

20

TN Legislative Corner  This may be the last week that House and Senate committees will be hearing bills of substance, as most House subcommittees have closed for the year, and the Senate is swiftly... more
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Inside TNSuccess: April 13

Tue

Apr

13

Governor Lee Focused on Student Achievement At a press conference on Monday, Governor Bill Lee discussed the more than $45 billion Tennessee school districts will receive from the American Rescue... more
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