TDOE Announces Several Local Schools Selected For Teaching All Students Initiative Through $5.5M Grant Friday, February 26, 2021
The Tennessee Department of Education on Friday announced the 18 schools selected to participate in the first cohort of the Teaching All Students Initiative to serve students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, including several local schools. Through a five-year, $5.5 million State Personnel Development Grant, the first cohort of this initiative will strengthen instructional practices in schools across the state to better support students with significant cognitive disabilities.
The TAS Initiative will fund training, coaching, and tools to help high school teachers and staff build an accessible learning environment for all students, with the goals of reducing the achievement gap and increasing the graduation rate and enrollment in postsecondary education through inclusive higher education, technical colleges, community colleges an
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COVID-19 cases among youth remain low, CDC studies show By Arianna Poindexter | January 15, 2021 at 4:50 PM CST - Updated January 15 at 6:10 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said even with in-person learning, cases among younger students remain low.
“Younger kids are sort of rule followers, they tend to be spread out in the classrooms which is probably less of an issue,” said Infectious Disease Expert, Dr. Steve Threlkeld.
However, the CDC said in order to safely re-open schools, community transmission must be under control.
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“Obviously if the community transmission is rampant and really high it puts everybody more at-risk including kids and it makes them more likely to get it - they are more likely to have very few symptoms,” Threlkeld said.