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NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education has been awarded a $22 million grant through the United State Department of Education to support the state’s 22 existing charter schools and to increase the number of high-quality charter schools opening in the future.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education released today the list of schools and school districts that showed gains and those that did not show sufficient progress on performance standards under the federal No Child Left Behind guidelines for the 2008-09 school year.

Every Tennessee district that was on the high priority list showed progress and moved into “improving” status. Those school districts include: Bedford County, Davidson County, Madison County and Murfreesboro City. Robertson County Schools came off the high priority list entirely. Another 42 schools across the state came off the high priority list as well, a 50 percent increase over the number of schools that came off last year.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s Jobs for Tennessee Graduates, a partnership between the Department’s of Education and Labor and Workforce Development, has garnered national success for the fourth consecutive year, again being awarded the highest accolade – the Five of Five Award – signifying JTG students exceeded the goals of the program and earned top marks for graduation and success rates.

Bredesen Accepts ECS Award

NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen accepted the Education Commission of the States 2009 Frank Newman Award for Innovation on behalf of the State of Tennessee on Wednesday.

The award was presented at the ECS 2009 National Forum on Education Policy being held in Nashville through Thursday. The award, which recognizes excellence in shaping education policy, acknowledges Tennessee’s commitment to education reform through expansion of pre-K, teacher pay increases, higher standards and other education initiatives.

NASHVILLE – A new report prepared as a collaboration between the Tennessee Department of Education and SAS Institute, Inc. shows almost half of last year’s sixth grade students have a 50 percent chance of scoring a 21 on the ACT college exam, enough to earn them a Tennessee Hope Scholarship.

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen and Education Commissioner Dr. Timothy Webb today joined the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a state-led process to develop common English-language arts and mathematics standards. The Common Core State Standards Initiative will be jointly led by the National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee Department of Education today announced the commencement of the 2009 Governor’s Schools of Tennessee.

The State of Tennessee provides twelve summer programs for gifted and talented high school students, many beginning this week. These programs offer challenging summer study experiences for college credit hosted by various state universities in various disciplines.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2009 Spring Content Knowledge Institute. Combining use of the Department’s innovative Electronic Learning Center (ELC) and the Instructional Technology Support Center of Middle Tennessee State University, teachers and administrators will have access to theses training sessions across the state.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education today is proud to announce the United States Distance Learning Associated (USDLA) has recognized e4TN, Tennessee’s online curriculum resource, as a leader in best practices in distance learning.