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The Tennessee Department of Education is revising its formula for school letter grades before assigning A-F ratings to schools for the first time.

A Union Pacific spokesperson said these recent state findings were given to the Houston Health Department in January 2023, but were never released to the public. Residents say it doesn't change the company's responsibilities to the community.

The Tennessee Department of Education has announced that it will be hosting a public town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 29th, at the East Brainerd Annex, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The primary focus of the meeting will be centered around the discussion of school letter grades for K-12 education and exploring the best methods to accurately measure school performance.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Shelby County Schools (MSCS) said that fourth-graders are required to attend tutoring to receive dedicated support from MSCS Specialized Education Assistants this year.

California officials have fined Vista del Mar Hospital $75,000 for care deficiencies linked to a teenage patients death. The 15-year-old died by suicide in May 2022.

Recent report. even as other documents show officials knew they lacked resources to preebt and -- prev and fight fires. >> we had advanced notice coming into the summer, the winds, the low humidity, and the fuels, and any ignition would have sparked a pretty big fire and thats exactly what we saw. >> reporter: in a state report, out just last year, ranking national disasters, hawaii officials classified the wildfire risk to human life as low. in this color-coded chart. the assessment though comi...

Resources to prevent and fight fires. >> we had advanced notice comin winds, low humidity, and the fuels any ignition would have sparked a pretty big fire and thats exactly what we saw. >> reporter: in a state report out last year ranking natural disasters, hawaii officials classified the wildfire risk to human life as low in this color-coded chart. the assessment coming years after hurricane lane fanned the flames in hawaii, ravaging maui and oahu. that highlighted the threat and how unprepared...

Look up how your school district performed in math and English language arts in 2022-23 under the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP.

California Hospital Medical Center failed to recognize signs that the patient was bleeding internally, according to the state Department of Public Health.

Gun laws and are angry. >> guns are idolized, thats more important than children, our children. >> you think guns are more important than children in this country? >> thats -- thats, yes. >> when did you come to that realization? >> the day my daughter died. >> reporter: the community still searching for answers about that day, when it took police 77 minutes to enter the school and stop the shooter. school district police chief pete arredondo was voted out unanimously last summer, though his law...