State Board of Education

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Good kindergarten teachers are worth $320,000/year, according to this study of 12,000 Tennessee students, now in their 30s.
Mr. Chetty and his colleagues - one of whom, Emmanuel Saez, recently won the prize for the top research economist under the age of 40 - estimate that a standout kindergarten teacher is worth about […]

The meeting location for the State Board of Education has changed.
It will be held at the following address:
1 st Floor Conference Room
Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN
July 30, 2010
8:30 a.m.

There is a new location for the State Board of Education Workshop.
It will be held on Thursday, July 29th (10:00AM) at the Tennessee School Boards Association
AGENDA
525 Brick Church Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37207
615-741-2966
July 29, 2010
10:00 a.m.

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Parents are school leaders, too. Read this, then watch this:

New Jersey’s governor plans to limit superintendents’ pay (and not just because most of them make more than he does) and offer bonuses based on student performance.
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Read about the Gates Foundation’s admitted failure (the small schools initiative) and its next at-bat: teacher evaluation […]

A workshop of the State Board of Education will be held on Thursday, July 29th (10:00AM)
AGENDA
525 Brick Church Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37207
615-741-2966
July 29, 2010
10:00 a.m.
A meeting of the State Board of Education will convene on Friday, July 30th (8:30AM).
AGENDA
State Board of Education
1 st Floor Conference Room
Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN
July 30, 2010
8:30 […]

Watch and listen as teachers and leaders at a rural middle school in Kentucky explain what they’ve done to turn things around for their students (e.g., establishing departmental and grade level teams that meet almost daily, providing double doses of some courses during the school day)

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What does your community expect its high school graduates […]

Dr. Nixon has provided the following findings and recommendations to the State Board of Education members, for their discussion at the workshop on Thursday, July 29 and for a vote at the meeting on Friday, July 30, 2010:
Drexel Preparatory Academy
Boys Preparatory Nashville
Post hearing materials:
1. MNPS Comments - Drexel Preparatory Academy
2. Drexel Preparatory Academy - Appeal […]

The Advisory Council on Teacher Education and Certification will meet on Wednesday, July 21st (9AM to 3PM) in the State Board Conference Room, 9th Floor Andrew Johnson Tower, 710 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) 741 - 2966

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Tennessee districts are outlining their plans for Race to the Top funds.
You can see funds by district and Metro Nashville’s proposal.
Are we now entering the post-NCLB world? Check out this writer’s overview of the current status of education reform.
Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum
Is Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI) working? The number of students identified as […]

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While we’re enjoying the World Cup, it may be enlightening and encouraging to read former Minnesota Viking and current Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page’s NFL Hall of Fame induction remarks about education and athletics.
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Teachers in Britain can now start their own schools with many of the same features of chartered schools in […]