Baccalaureate Education System Trust (BEST)
Information about the state's program that gives families the opportunity to prepay their children's college tuition. |
Department of Education Evaluation and Assessment Division
Information about state public schools' testing programs and the TCAP, Gateway, and Foundations exams. Includes some sample tests. |
State Board of Education
Governing and policy making body for the Tennessee system of public elementary and secondary education. Includes master plans, policies, regulations, teacher certification requirements, and related topics. |
Support and Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
Statewide family-to-family program providing free information, advocacy training, and support services to parents of children eligible to receive special education services. |
Tech Prep Tennessee
About initiatives that offer students technical education in a sequence that begins in high school and advances to post-secondary schools. |
Tennesseans for Nonviolent School Discipline
Member organization seeking to have corporal punishment removed from public schools. Articles about the adverse effects of paddling, and a list of school systems that do not allow corporal punishment. |
Tennessee Art Education Association
Promotes visual arts education, particularly in K-12. Organization information, upcoming events, professional development opportunities, and links. |
Tennessee Arts Academy
Information about intensive week-long training sessions offered in the summer in Nashville for K-12 arts teachers, supervisors and principals from across Tennessee. Topics include theatre, visual arts, music, and administration. |
Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children
Provides training sessions and other resources for child care professionals and promotes public policies to promote child welfare and quality programs for the state's young children. |
Tennessee Association for the Gifted
Nonprofit support group advocating for appropriate educational opportunities for gifted, creative, and talented youth in the state. Includes organization information, conference plans, information about giftedness, and links to related sites. |
Tennessee Association of Pupil Transportation
Aims to improve the economy, efficiency, and safety of school bus operations and other pupil transportation. Information about training programs and conferences, plus links to related resources. |
Tennessee Association of School Business Officials
Provides resources and support for professionals engaged in school business administration, finance, and transportation, and related functions. |
Tennessee Curriculum and Instruction
Statewide curriculum standards for public schools (K-12). |
Tennessee Department of Education
Responsible for public K-12 and vocational-technical education statewide. Information about the department, its programs, and other state education topics, including colleges and universities, with links to individual schools and districts. |
Tennessee Destination Imagination
State unit of nationwide creativity and problem solving program for youth. Lists officers and events schedule. |
Tennessee Education Statistics and Reports
"report card" on various measures of school performance (from state Dept. of Education) |
Tennessee Educational Technology Association
About this organization fostering exchange of ideas, techniques, materials, and procedures for use in educational technology. |
Tennessee Environmental Education Association
Dedicated to promoting environmental education statewide. Includes list of officers and information about teacher workshops and other events. |
Tennessee Gifted Network
Resources for parents of gifted and talented children in Tennessee. Topics include giftedness, parenting, education, testing, counseling, and legal issues. |
Tennessee Initiative for Gifted Education Reform (TIGER)
Nonprofit established to inform the public about the exceptional needs of high-ability children and advocate for appropriate education of all children. News, issue statements, reports, and organization information. |
Tennessee Mathematics Teachers Association
Lists officers and other organization information; provides schedules and winners lists for sponsored contests and other events. |
Tennessee School Boards Association
News and information about the organization, programs to train and assist local board members, current legislative issues, and related topics. |
Tennessee School Counselor Association
Information, news, and resources related to school counseling in Tennessee. |
Tennessee School WebSites
State-maintained lists of links for public and private schools and school districts. |
Tennessee Schools Performance
Data on TCAP (Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program) achievement test results for all state public schools. (From Nashville Tennessean) |
Tennessee Schools Teacher Ratings
Students anonymously grade their teachers |
Tennessee Science Bowl
A fast-paced academic competition that offers a chance for teams of high school students to match their wits in math and science. Regional/state winners advance to the National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. |
Tennessee Science Teachers Association
Newsletter, schedule of events, and resources for science educators. |
The Tennessee Board of Regents
Governing body for several state universities, public two-year colleges, Tennessee Technology Centers. Site includes links to Board of Regents schools. |
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