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Tennessee could end the Achievement School District. What would it mean for Memphis?
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhen Tennessee created the Achievement School District more than a decade ago, the intention was for...
Tennessee Senate passes bill to do away with the Achievement School District
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at...
We are spinning in circles on public education and the kids are not all right | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFew public policies impact Tennessee’s future as much as those related to education. As a policy...
House files 39-page voucher amendment overhauling key areas of Tennessee education
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA wide-ranging amendment that would overhaul Tennessee's standardized testing requirements for...
Tennessee took over this school a decade ago. In a first, it will return to MSCS as a charter
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Achievement School District schools continue to peel out of the state-run turnaround district,...
TCAP: For state's lowest-performing schools in ASD, most remain behind as district shrinks
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStudents in the Achievement School District, the state-run district of lowest-performing schools in...
Memphis charter schools look to new legislation to resolve suit, avoid closure
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo Memphis charter schools avoided closure in December through a lawsuit and injunction that put...
Opinion: I Thought School Autonomy Was the Silver Bullet for Improvement. I Was Wrong-ish
The 74 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTen years ago, I was the superintendent of Tennessee’s Achievement School District, which aims to...
TDOE: No Tennessee schools slated for state takeover this year
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlthough it has halted school letter grades this year, the Tennessee Department of Education will...
Charter school denials have implications for state-run district
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHello and welcome back to School Zone, folks! This is Laura Testino in Memphis. Meghan Mangrum...