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Tennessee
Memphis shows reading, math improvement on national test, but lags behind other urban districts
By Laura Faith Kebede
October 30, 2019
Tennessee
Two Memphis schools among six in Tennessee to earn national honor for high performance
By Laura Faith Kebede
September 26, 2019
Tennessee
Feds give green light to controversial contract between Memphis charter school and Catholic diocese
By Laura Faith Kebede
July 3, 2019

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Detroit
Michigan no longer ranks near bottom for special education, but that doesn’t mean students are doing better academically
By Lori Higgins
June 27, 2019
National
D.C. voucher students don’t see test score gains, but are less likely to be frequently absent, latest research shows
By Matt Barnum
May 15, 2019
National
Charter networks KIPP and IDEA win big federal grants to fund ambitious growth plans
By Matt Barnum
Updated April 22, 2019
Tennessee
This program helps put arrested Memphis teens on track. Now its funding is in jeopardy.
By Laura Faith Kebede
April 12, 2019
New York
The feds have called out New York for a decade on its special education record. That’s news to some policymakers.
By Reema Amin
March 11, 2019
Tennessee
Nashville school board member and political operative apologizes for his part in Tennessee’s Race to the Top
By Marta W. Aldrich
February 4, 2019
Detroit
Could Michigan’s new A-F law cost the state federal funding?
By Lori Higgins
January 9, 2019
Colorado
Colorado gets $55 million to support charter school expansion
By Erica Meltzer
October 9, 2018
warren mott students Detroit
In a letter to Betsy DeVos, Michigan officials highlight the plight of refugee students — and ask for testing waiver
By Koby Levin
September 20, 2018
New York
‘Not keeping pace with need’: New York City loses out on federal funds for high-poverty schools
By Alex Zimmerman
September 11, 2018
Tennessee
One state, three lists of troubled schools — another consequence of Tennessee’s testing mess
By Marta W. Aldrich
September 5, 2018
Colorado
A Colorado advocate for arming teachers thinks a new federal proposal is misplaced
By Erica Meltzer
August 23, 2018