Six dead, dozens injured, and state of emergency declared as tornado hits Tennessee
At least one child has been pronounced dead after a tornado ripped through the state of Tennessee Daily Express :: News Feed
Earthquake Tennessee: Is it safe to travel to Alcoa?
AN EARTHQUAKE hit Alcoa in the American state of Tennessee this week, in the 22nd natural disaster of its kind since mid-December. But does the incident mean it is unsafe for British tourists to travel to the American state? Daily Express :: Travel Feed
BREAKING: Tennessee executes first inmate since 2009 and 15th in US this year
TENNESSEE carried out its first execution in nearly a decade on Thursday, administering a lethal injection to a man convicted of the rape and murder of a child in 1985. Daily Express :: News Feed
Tennessee County Uses Incentive Program to Boost Attendance
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Shelby County Schools in Tennessee have started an attendance campaign called Represent Every Day, which is a new effort to improve attendance following last year’s approach that saw little positive impact. Jennifer Pignolet writes for The Commercial Appeal that attendance last year in the district increased by under one-tenth of a percentage […]
Tennessee Digital Resources Library Offers E-Textbooks
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) Many teachers today see technology in the classroom as an inevitable part of modern teaching — and this week, Tennessee officials announced the creation of a new online catalog that offers digital course materials to students and teachers for free through iTunes U. The Tennessee Digital Resources Library (TDRL) partnered with the […]
Tennessee Splits with Measurement Inc After TNReady Issues
(Photo: Jae S. Lee, The Tennessean) Because of repeated delays that resulted in uncertainty and anger across the state, the Tennessee Department of Education has halted its contract with the company that runs the state’s new TNReady standardized test. At a news conference, Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced the termination of the state’s contract with Measurement, […]
Tennessee Teachers Want Test Scores Out of Evaluations — For Now
At the same time that Tennessee is struggling over a new state test, several education advocates are pushing for the exclusion of state test scores from teacher evaluations for this school year. The advocact groups that have joined under the name Tennessee Strong began an online petition on Monday. The petition says: “I oppose the […]