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NASHVILLE  – The Tennessee Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2009 Summer Standards Trainings. Approximately 4200 Tennessee educators are expected to attend these training sessions across the state as they prepare to implement the Tennessee Diploma Project next school year.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education is proud to announce the finalists for the 2010 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Award. The nine regional winners are comprised of elementary, middle and high school educators from each grand division of the state. Grand Division winners and Teacher of the Year will be chosen from this group.

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee Department of Education today announced the commencement of the 2009 Governor’s Schools of Tennessee.

The State of Tennessee provides twelve summer programs for gifted and talented high school students, many beginning this week. These programs offer challenging summer study experiences for college credit hosted by various state universities in various disciplines.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education is pleased to announce the 2009 Spring Content Knowledge Institute. Combining use of the Department’s innovative Electronic Learning Center (ELC) and the Instructional Technology Support Center of Middle Tennessee State University, teachers and administrators will have access to theses training sessions across the state.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education today is proud to announce the United States Distance Learning Associated (USDLA) has recognized e4TN, Tennessee’s online curriculum resource, as a leader in best practices in distance learning.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education is proud to announce the commencement of the first statewide evaluation of the effectiveness of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K program.

The five-year, $6 million statewide study of rigorous scientific design is being funded by a grant from the United States Department of Education’s Institute of Education Science and is being conducted as a collaborative project by the TDOE and the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University.

NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Education today announced the first Tennessee reading summit, “Every Student a Reader,” being held next week in Nashville for educators across the state. 

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner of Education Dr. Timothy Webb today announced Title X McKinney-Vento Act funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for schools and districts to meet the special needs of students who are homeless. These allocations represent the entire funding amount that will be available for districts through ARRA to serve these students.

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner of Education Dr. Timothy Webb today announced Title II-D Education Technology funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These allocations represent funding that will be available for districts to effectively integrate technology into the classroom.

“Tennessee must remain at the forefront in using technology to better serve students in their future careers,” Governor Phil Bredesen said. “There is no doubt that this generation will need the skills these grants will help build to be successful in any career they choose.”

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program has received high marks in the National Institute for Early Education Research’s (NIEER) annual report, ranking in the top half of states for both the percentage of children enrolled and funding.

Tennessee’s Pre-K program met nine out of 10 quality standards benchmarks in the report, The State of Preschool 2008. The state increased enrollment of 4-year-olds to 21 percent, and the $4,465 in per-child state spending earned the state a 13th place ranking on resources.

“Quality Pre-K classrooms are one of the best investments we can make in the education of children in Tennessee,” Governor Bredesen said. “Even in difficult budget times we have been able to maintain our support for these classes and, as this report shows, it’s paying off.”