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Minnesota schools struggle with staffing as virus surges




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The Latest in a Season of Protests: N.C. Teachers Will Rally on Wednesday

Thousands of teachers will head to the state capital on Wednesday to call for a nearly $10,000 raise over four years and an increase to per-pupil spending.




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Supreme Court Declines Indian Gaming Case Said to Affect School Revenues

Writing in dissent, Justice Clarence Thomas said a lower court had disrupted state property tax revenue for schools and other government services.




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Tennessee Governor: COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Optional in K-12 Schools

“Vaccines are a choice and people have the choice and will have the choice in this state as to whether or not they should take that vaccine,” the governor said.




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Schools struggle to stay open as quarantines sideline staff




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Some schools go remote, others ask for voluntary quarantines




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Tennessee expands COVID-19 mental health hotline to teachers




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Whitmer may extend partial shutdown of schools, businesses




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Difficult Conversations: Learning from Tennessee's Turnaround Efforts

A state department leader outlines the challenges and benefits of partnering with researchers in school turnaround efforts in Tennessee.




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A Look at Teacher Improvement in Tennessee

A state department leader outlines what Tennessee is learning about teacher improvement and where the state still needs to learn more.




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Tennessee School District Prohibits Crowdfunding for Class Supplies

A school district in Tennessee says it no longer wants teachers to use crowdfunding websites to get extra school supplies.




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How Teachers' Insights Inform State Policy in Tennessee

Teachers in Tennessee have an important voice in shaping state initiatives and policies.




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Tennessee Teachers Have Warmed to Evaluation System, But Not State Tests

Tennessee improved its teacher evaluation and training systems by integrating data and teacher voice, according to a new report. But value-added measures that evaluate teachers based on student test scores remain controversial.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Tennessee

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Tennessee Seeks New Teacher, Principal Requirements in 'Science of Reading'

The Tennessee department of education is proposing unsually comprehensive legislation that will require all current and new K-3 teachers, and those who train them, to know evidence-based reading instruction.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Tennessee

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Court Bars Tennessee From Starting School Voucher Program

A court said legislators violated the state's constitution when they passed a law that targeted specific areas to be included in the program without local consent.




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Tennessee Governor: COVID-19 Vaccines To Be Optional in K-12 Schools

“Vaccines are a choice and people have the choice and will have the choice in this state as to whether or not they should take that vaccine,” the governor said.




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Tennessee expands COVID-19 mental health hotline to teachers




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New Jersey Postpones PARCC Exam After Technical Problems

New Jersey is one of many states that have experienced problems with the online administering of standardized testing this year.




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High Court Declines Missouri District's Appeal Over At-Large Board Voting

The justices declined to hear the appeal of the Ferguson-Florissant district over its at-large board elections, which lower courts invalidated as violating the Voting Rights Act.




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Enrollment in Missouri public schools declines by 3.2%




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Missouri guidance change seeks to reduce school quarantines




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Achievement Gap Growing in Minnesota Charter Schools, Analysis Finds

The Minnesota Star Tribune review found that similar to traditional district schools, the highest performing charters generally served wealthier families.




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Betsy DeVos OKs ESSA Plans for Minnesota, West Virginia

Minnesota and West Virginia are the first two states that submitted plans in the fall to win federal approval.




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Minnesota High School Designed for 'Flexibility'

Alexandria Area High School was created to accommodate changes in education and technology.




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State of the States: Minnesota

Gov. Dayton used his State of the State address to announce a review of all K-12 assessments with a goal of streamlining and reducing standardized testing, to push for expansion of early-childhood education, and to introduce the idea of extending school days and the school year.





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State of the States: Education highlights from latest governor's address before the legislature.




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With the mammoth budget deficit finally under control, Gov. Tim Pawlenty is calling on the legislature to fund a variety of K-12 technology initiatives in his fiscal 2006 budget.




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Minnesota Governor-Elect Names AFT National VP to Be State Education Chief

The state's incoming governor and education commissioner both are former teachers. They face battles over school accountability, funding and the achievement gap between white and minority students.




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Gov. Pawlenty used his annual speech to focus on teaching and technology in the schools.





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Minnesota Education Leaders Grapple with Findings from Early-Ed. Audit

An audit of the early-childhood education offerings in Minnesota finds complexity and fragmentation as well as a lack of data about program effectiveness.




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Minnesota Court Again Rejects Challenge to Teacher Tenure

The Minnesota court of appeals has again rejected a lawsuit alleging that teacher tenure and seniority rights in public schools saddle students of color with ineffective teachers and therefore violate those students' right to an adequate education.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Minnesota

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Minnesota

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Minnesota schools struggle with staffing as virus surges




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Some schools go remote, others ask for voluntary quarantines




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Fantasy Hockey Goalie Waiver Wire: Elvis will take care of business in the City of Grunge

Elvis Merzlikins is expected to start for the Blue Jackets, who are mired in a five-game losing streak and have never beaten the Kraken in regulation.




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New Winnipeg Jets Milestones And Plays Of The Year Cards In NHL 25

86 Sergei Bobrovsky, 85 Cole Perfetti, and 85 Alexandar Goergiev among new cards




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Van Ness Elementary: Integrating Social and Emotional Learning in Compelling Ways

The principal of an elementary school in Washington, DC, describes how she and her staff broadened the focus of the school towards broader, more holistic goals for students.




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Where Tennessee ranks in second College Football Playoff poll: See full list

The second College Football Playoff poll of the 2024 season was released Tuesday. Check out the Top 25 and where Tennessee ranks.




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Miami Hurricanes CFP bracket update: Everything to know after latest rankings

Miami landed 9th in the latest CFP bracket. Here’s the College Football Playoff picture for the Hurricanes and path to the championship.




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College Football Playoff bracket outlook for Tennessee football: Where the Vols rank

The second College Football Playoff top 25 rankings and a 12-team bracket projection were released on Tuesday. Tennessee (8-1, 5-1 SEC) is ranked No. 7 after defeating Mississippi State, 33-14, in Week 11. The Vols are also ranked No. 4 in the US LBM…




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Why CFP committee moved Indiana, BYU ahead of Tennessee. It wasn't Nico Iamaleava injury

Tennessee won easily over Mississippi State. Indiana and BYU won nail-biters. So why did they jump over the Vols? We asked the CFP committee chair.




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Whitmer may extend partial shutdown of schools, businesses




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Chicago Strike: Why Teachers Are on the Picket Lines Once Again

Teachers in the nation's third-largest school system are fighting for salary increases, class-size caps, and a written commitment for more nurses, social workers, and librarians—as well as investments some say are outside the scope of collective bargaining.




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Supreme Court Declines Appeal Backed by Illinois School Districts on Tax Remedies

The court declined to take up an appeal backed by school groups of a ruling allowing some property taxpayers challenge their assessments in federal court.