Vice Chairman of the Education Administration Committee and State Rep. William Slater and Education Committee member and Sen. Ferrell Haile made their yearly visit to the Trousdale County School District
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General Assembly pivoted from honoring a brave World War II veteran on Monday to recognizing an Atlanta Brave on Tuesday. Joined by parents 2022 National League Rookie of Year Michael Harris II was feted on the Senate rostrum before presenting Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones.
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January 19, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. Leaders are wanting to quickly pass bills that are aimed at helping schools navigate through the coronavirus pandemic and allowing them to prepare for the next school year.
One of several bills presented during the session was the Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act, which will create after school or summer learning programs for students who are struggling.
“So it ensures that those students at the end of third grade starting in 2023 have the first opportunity to either demonstrate proficiency through an opportunity to re-test. We know that there are a number of students especially in that approaching category who are very close, maybe they just need one more opportunity to take a short form assessment,” said Commissioner Penny Schwinn for the Tennessee Department of Education.