Education
Tennessee Named Finalist in Race to the Top Competition
Released on Thu, Mar 04, 2010 - 12:17 pm underNASHVILLE — Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that Tennessee is one of 16 finalists in the first round of the federal government’s Race to the Top competition, which will award $4.35 billion in competitive grants designed to encourage and reward states that are pursuing education innovation.
The U.S. Department of Education announced the first-round finalists earlier today. Forty states and the District of Columbia submitted applications in January.
“I’m very pleased we’ve been named a finalist for the first round of funding, and believe that’s due to our shared commitment to making significant and meaningful improvements to K-12 education,” said Bredesen. “Tennessee is considered competitive in Race to the Top by national education reform experts because of the continued efforts we’ve demonstrated to public education reform. I want to thank the General Assembly, which adopted further landmark education reform legislation earlier this year with the support of the Tennessee Education Association and educators across the state. I have no doubt this was a significant part of our success.”
Bredesen Names Appointments to Teacher Evaluation Advisory Committee
Released on Tue, Mar 02, 2010 - 4:37 pm underNASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen has appointed nine men and women to serve on the Teacher Evaluation Advisory Committee established by the recently enacted Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010.
“I am grateful to the individuals willing to serve in this capacity to help move Tennessee public education forward in bold, new ways,” said Bredesen. “I am confident that with the level of experience each of these Tennesseans brings to the table, we can accomplish this goal for teachers and their students across the state.”
Tennessee Joins National Alliance to Increase Degree Completion
Released on Tue, Mar 02, 2010 - 11:11 am under17 States Join "Complete College America" to Make College Completion a Top Priority
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced that Tennessee will join efforts with Complete College America, a national nonprofit organization working to dramatically increase the number of young adults with a college degree or credential. Tennessee will join 16 other states to form the Complete College Alliance, a group of leading states committed to significantly increasing the number of students successfully completing college and closing attainment gaps for traditionally underserved populations. Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia have also joined the Alliance.
Bredesen Celebrates Read Across America Day
Released on Tue, Mar 02, 2010 - 10:37 am under
Governor Phil Bredesen joins pre-K students at Bellshire Elementary School in Nashville to celebrate Read Across America Day.
Tennessee Education Association Partners with Governor's Books from Birth Foundation and Tennessee Department of Education Office of Early Learning
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today joined the Tennessee Education Association, Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation and Tennessee Department of Education Office of Early Learning to celebrate the 14th annual Read Across America Day, a project of the National Education Association.
Read Across America Day is the celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Bredesen commemorated the occasion by reading Watty Piper’s The Little Engine That Could to a pre-K class at Bellshire Elementary Design Center School in Nashville.
“Reading to children from the start is one of the best things we can do to prepare them for success in the classroom,” said Bredesen. “I’m pleased to see the work of these partner organizations in focusing Tennesseans on the importance of early childhood education and motivating children to read.”
Bredesen Participates in Release of Achieve Report: Closing the Expectations Gap 2010
Released on Mon, Mar 01, 2010 - 1:23 pm underReport Measures State Progress of the College and Career Ready Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Governor Phil Bredesen today participated in the release of Achieve’s fifth annual “Closing the Expectations Gap” report in the nation’s capital. The report shows that in the five years since the National Governors Association and Achieve co-sponsored the National Education Summit on high schools, the goal of aligning high school graduation requirements with the demands of college and the workplace has gone from a radical concept to the new norm throughout the country.
Bredesen Signs Landmark Education Bills Into Law
Released on Tue, Jan 26, 2010 - 2:59 pm under
Bredesen Signs the Tennessee First to the Top Act and the Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010.
NASHVILLE — Calling it a “landmark opportunity” for public education in Tennessee, Governor Phil Bredesen today signed into law two bills passed during this month’s special session of the 106th General Assembly that was focused on improving K-12 and higher education.
Joined by a bipartisan group of lawmakers — including Lieutenant Governor and Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Kent Williams — Bredesen put his signature on the “Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010” and the “Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010.” The new laws enact a range of measures designed to spur improvement in Tennessee’s education pipeline — specifically, improving student performance and graduation rates at both the high school and college levels.
Bredesen Urges Swift Passage of Education Innovation Plan
Released on Tue, Jan 12, 2010 - 6:58 pm under
Bredesen delivers his speech during the Special Session on Education.
Governor Urges Legislators to Seize the Moment,
Position Tennessee to be First to the Top in Education
Position Tennessee to be First to the Top in Education
NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today addressed a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly to urge swift passage of a range of education-reform proposals designed to spur improvement in Tennessee’s education pipeline – specifically, improving student performance and graduation rates at both the high school and college levels. Collectively, the proposals are known as the “Tennessee Education Innovation Plan.”
Bredesen Announces Plans for Special Session on Education
Released on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 - 4:53 pm under
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced plans to exercise his constitutional authority to call for a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly focusing on education, including both K-12 and higher education.
The special session will be set to begin January 12, 2010, to coincide with the start of the regular legislative session, placing education first on lawmakers’ agenda as they return to the Capitol.
Bredesen acknowledged this year’s tight budget environment but noted, “Sometimes the stars line up to create an opportunity that no one expected. And when you’re in public office, you’re obligated to seize the moment when that happens. This year we’ve had a couple of unique, unexpected opportunities drop in our lap that I believe will allow us to focus on the entire education pipeline in one fell swoop and hopefully make some changes that will be felt for years to come.”
Bredesen, NASA Astronaut Unveil Statewide Public Education Partnership with Battelle
Released on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 - 11:41 am under
Gov. Bredesen and Capt. Wilmore
Network to Focus on Science , Technology, Engineering & Math
MT. JULIET, Tenn. — Governor Phil Bredesen, joined by NASA Space Shuttle pilot and Mt. Juliet native Capt. Barry Wilmore, today announced a new public education partnership with the global research and development enterprise Battelle as part of Tennessee’s push in the federal Race to the Top competition for education innovation.
Tennessee Receives $22 Million to Support, Increase Charter Schools
Released on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 - 12:16 pm underNASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education has been awarded a $22 million grant through the United State Department of Education to support the state’s 22 existing charter schools and to increase the number of high-quality charter schools opening in the future.
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