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Education, state budget and COVID-19 response atop legislative agenda as General Assembly commences Jan. 12.

Public Education During COVID Pandemic Dec 29, 2020 at 06:21 pm by WGNS (NASHVILLE)  Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is calling a special legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly to convene on January 19, 2021. It will address urgent issues facing Tennessee students and schools in the 2021-22 school year. Preliminary data projects an estimated 50 per cent decrease in proficiency rates in 3rd grade reading and a projected 65 per cent decrease in proficiency in ma...

TN Governor Bill Lee Calls for TN General Assembly to Convene in Special Legislative Session Published: December 30, 2020 TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY A CALL FOR THE TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONVENE FOR A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION ON JANUARY 19TH TO ADDRESS URGENT ISSUES FACING TENNESSEE STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS IN THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR. DURING THE SPECIAL SESSION, THE LEGISLATURE WILL BE TASKED TO TAKE UP FIVE KEY EDUCATION ISSUES: LEARNING LOSS, FUNDING, ACCOUNTABIL...

Attributable to the summer holiday because what happens during that three-month summer holiday, it comes from the 19th century farming culture, is that low income students lose a little bit each summer. so that by the time they are in ninth grade, they are three grades back from high income students and that is mostly attributable to that long summer holiday. im not saying kids should go to school all year-round and im glad my kids are not watching, but we should at least have as many days in sc...

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