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Achievement School District

tell chalkbeat

Tennessee
October 16, 2019

What would you tell education leaders about the Achievement School District? We want to hear from you.

Chalkbeat Tennessee wants to know – what are your thoughts on the future of the Achievement School District, which is now in its eighth school year?

in the details

Tennessee
October 7, 2019

Some schools may exit Tennessee’s struggling turnaround district next year. But who will run them?

Because schools have never exited the Achievement School District for local control, no one is exactly sure how that should happen — not even state officials.

listening tour

Tennessee
September 19, 2019

Before making big changes, Tennessee plans six community hearings on the future of school turnaround

A national search for a new leader of the Achievement School District won’t begin until after these sessions and any subsequent changes to the district.

Rules & Regs

Tennessee
Updated September 19, 2019

Tennessee fast-tracks voucher rules, but concerns resurface about testing accountability

The State Board of Education has given preliminary approval to a gamut of regulations governing the controversial program.

school level view

Tennessee
September 5, 2019

How a Memphis state-run school improved math scores 9 percentage points in one year

In math, Cornerstone Prep Denver’s student achievement is the highest of all 30 schools in the Achievement School District.

nashville turnaround

Tennessee
August 27, 2019

Here’s how two Nashville state-run schools are tackling teacher turnover, low student performance

LEAD Public Schools has significantly changed the way it runs its Achievement School District schools over the last two years.

scores out

Tennessee
August 15, 2019

As Tennessee’s turnaround district enters its eighth school year, scores remain stubbornly low

Only 3.4% of high schoolers in the Achievement School District met the state’s proficiency standards on this year’s math and English exams.

turn around

Tennessee
July 29, 2019

In a reversal, Memphis charter network to stay with Tennessee’s state district (for now)

Three weeks after a Memphis charter announced it would pull its school from the state-run Achievement District, officials say they've reached a temporary agreement.

in the room

Tennessee
July 25, 2019

Tennessee asked national education leaders how the state should fix its turnaround district. Here’s what they said.

Education leaders from across the country – whose work is driven by the belief that low-performing schools can be turned around – had some advice for Tennessee.

new year

Tennessee
July 24, 2019

Ten new schools will open in Memphis this academic year, five have closed

This is the second consecutive year in which more charter schools than traditional district schools have shuttered.

Evolution of the ASD

Tennessee
July 23, 2019

Schwinn: No new schools will enter Tennessee’s turnaround district this year, but some may leave

Big changes will be coming to Tennessee’s Achievement School District within the next few months, the state’s education chief Penny Schwinn told Chalkbeat.

six years

Tennessee
July 16, 2019

Tennessee school turnaround models either haven’t worked or are stalling out, new research finds

“We feel confident at this point saying that the strategy followed for the ASD hasn’t produced positive results for students we’d hoped to see,” said one researcher.

Charter schools

Tennessee
July 12, 2019

As Tennessee gives its turnaround district a hard look, fates of other takeover districts show struggles aren’t unique

Seven years later, Tennessee’s achievement district has not seen large gains. Nevada closed its turnaround district, and the other two states are struggling to launch.

backing out

Tennessee
July 3, 2019

For the first time, a Memphis charter network leaves state district for local oversight

The move by Freedom Preparatory Academy rolls back the 2014 state takeover of the Westwood school.

Early literacy

Tennessee
July 2, 2019

Tennessee’s summer reading camps are popular, getting results — and in peril

Federal funding has dried up for the popular program now serving 9,000 students in two-thirds of the state's school districts.
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