The widespread effects of the Tennessee reading and retention law will be felt again this year for thousands of public school third and fourth graders and their families. The Tennessee Department of ...

The first-year Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) test results from Hamilton County students who received state Education Savings Account (ESA) money to attend private schools tell us ...

Tennessee educators are asking state lawmakers to dial back or alter state testing schedules and requirements, with one ...

Lawmakers serving on the Advisory Committee on Innovations in K-12 Education may change TN's student assessment system, which ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — A new study conducted by the Tennessee Reading Research Center set out to find how testing effort and anxiety impacted students' scores on the TCAP test. Dr. Deborah Reed, the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Mimicking last year's outcome, this year's TCAP scores showed that more than half of Tennessee third graders aren't meeting reading expectations. The Tennessee Department of ...

Summit High School teachers tried something new with standardized test results this year. They did a scavenger hunt through the school, using cell phones and tablets to scan strategically placed QR ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - While Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS) test scores for the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) improved for a fourth year in a row, more than 75% of the students did ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Education unveiled how third and fourth-grade students did on a controversial standardized test. In 2021, Gov. Lee signed the Third Grade ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — As testing season kicks off in Knox County Schools, students are embracing creative ways to stay motivated and on track. Every year, students in grades 3 through 8 are required to ...

MSCS's Summer Learning Academy is mandatory for some third-graders based on TCAP scores. Around 3,100 third-graders are enrolled in the summer program, but the number required due to the reading law ...