$635 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Tennessee to Save Teaching...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that $635 million is now available for Tennessee under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the...
View ArticleU.S. Education Department Awards $82 Million in Charter School Grants to Five...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) today announced the award of five charter school grants, totaling $82 million, to state education agencies in Arizona,...
View ArticleTennessee to Receive More Than $255 Million in Additional Recovery Funds
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $255,794,562 is now available for Tennessee under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date,...
View ArticleDelaware and Tennessee Win First Race to The Top Grants
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today that Delaware and Tennessee have won grants in the first phase of the Race to the Top competition.
View ArticleU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's statement on Race to the Top...
Thank you for joining me today for this historic announcement. Today, I'm proud to announce that Delaware and Tennessee have won grants in the first phase of Race to the Top.
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Awards Almost $50,000 to help a School District...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools has awarded Knox County Schools in Knoxville, Tennessee, almost $50,000 to assist with ongoing recovery efforts following a...
View ArticleThe Benwood Initiative - Hamilton County Schools (Transformation Model)
In the late 1990s, 9 of Hamilton County’s elementary schools were ranked among the 20 lowest-performing schools in Tennessee. In 2001, the Benwood Foundation and the Public Education Foundation formed...
View ArticleAlabama, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and Tennessee Will Receive...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Alabama will receive $149.5 million, Iowa will receive $96.5 million, Maine will receive $39 million, Massachusetts will receive $204...
View ArticleTennessee to Receive $67.8 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Tennessee will receive $67.8 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG)...
View ArticleU.S. Education Department Reaches Agreement with Memphis City Schools on...
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that its Office for Civil Rights has reached a resolution agreement with the Memphis, Tenn., City Schools on aids and services to students with...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Awards Almost $50,000 to help a School District...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools has awarded Knox County Schools in Knoxville, Tennessee, almost $50,000 to assist with ongoing recovery efforts following a...
View ArticleAlabama, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and Tennessee Will Receive...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Alabama will receive $149.5 million, Iowa will receive $96.5 million, Maine will receive $39 million, Massachusetts will receive $204...
View ArticleThe Tennessee Way: Lessons for the Nation
Greetings to Senators Howard Baker and Nancy Kassebaum Baker. And to Dr. Cheek and other education leaders from around the state, thank you for having me here today. I'm honored to be a part of the...
View ArticleStatement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Tennessee Making...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued the following statement today in support of Tennessee's decision to make changes to its teacher licensure policy:
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