Tennessee officials released data showing that less than half of the state's third grade student readers are ready for the fourth grade. The Tennessee Department of Education has released data ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — On the last day of their session this year, Tennessee lawmakers voted to change how fourth graders can be retained based on their TCAP scores. The bill is now awaiting ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It was a surprise for Haley Eason when she received an email in December about the fallout of the third grade retention law. “You know, we had to choose one, so I chose the ...

The widespread effects of a statewide third-grade reading and retention law will be felt again this year standardized Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program tests get underway. This year, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee State School Board approved a formula that would let specific fourth-grade families know how much their children must improve to go onto the fifth grade. This ...

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WTVF) — Myleigh Eason is nervous. At 10, she's approaching a crossroads she never imagined: either being successful on this year's TCAP testing or leaving her public school to go ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — TCAP testing has been keeping students and teachers busy in Tennessee, with testing in Kingsport, wrapping up recently. "The kids did a great job," said Holly Flora, chief ...

Roughly 400 to 700 fourth graders within Metro Nashville Public Schools may face being held back for the second time in the span of a year under a Tennessee retention law. Those numbers are based on a ...

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Parents of Tennessee fourth graders would have input on whether their children get held back ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As standardized testing comes to an end in Knox County, students in fourth grade may be able to progress to fifth grade even if their TCAP English and language arts scores ...

Tennessee American Water has launched its first-ever Protect Our Watersheds art contest, inviting fourth-grade students at Whitwell Element ...

Tens of thousands of students across Tennessee are awaiting the results of their standardized tests, which will set off a fast-moving timeline to determine whether they're held back under a ...