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Topic: News & Press

The Budget Season Is Upon Us!

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Posted by Taylor Hummel on May 4, 2012

Mayor Karl Dean has approved Dr. Register and the Metro Nashville Public School Board’s budget request for $46,385,500 for the 2012-2013 school year. If approved by the Metro Nashville Council, this money will go towards:

Commercial Appeal Puts Teacher Evaluation on the Front Page

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Posted by slarson@stand.org on February 5, 2012

Memphis’s long-running daily newspaper, The Commercial Appeal, has teamed up with Sarah Garland from The Hechinger Report, a non-profit education journalism news organization, to present a three-part series focused on the roll-out of new teacher evaluation programs in Memphis and Shelby County Schools.  

2011 NAEP scores released; Tennessee scores head south

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Posted by msturgis@stand.org on November 7, 2011

New NAEP scores little progress for TN! We must raise our standards for students and demand more! Join Stand for Children as we work to accomplish this with the community in the new district!

DEMAND HIGHER STANDARDS! OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT READY FOR COLLEGE

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Posted by msturgis@stand.org on October 24, 2011

Closing the Gap: Equalize Achievement

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Posted by msturgis@stand.org on October 24, 2011

Only 4 percent of Memphis City Schools seniors are ready for college, based on scoring at least 19 on the ACT, the college entrance exam taken by district seniors. In other words, of 6,774 seniors, only 271 are college ready.

It's a disturbing statistic that speaks to why closing the achievement gap should be a priority for Memphis and Shelby County. It's also why brain development of children from birth to age 3 should be a top priority, since targeted early-childhood interventions pay the most returns on investment for children.

SCS President David Pickler says we have “an opportunity for greatness”

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Posted by msturgis@stand.org on September 21, 2011