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Conte-Sponsored ‘Student Town Hall’ to Feature Haslam, McWherter

by TN Press Release Center| Aug. 26, 2010

Press Release from the Office of Gov. Phil Bredesen, Aug. 26, 2010:

NASHVILLE – Tennessee First Lady Andrea Conte announced today the August First Lady Series will be a Student Town Hall. First-time voters…

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New TN ‘First to the Top’ Website Omits Ongoing Spending Details

by Andrea Zelinski| Aug. 23, 2010

The state’s Race to the Top budget is outlined, but lacks specifics on which contractors are hired for what work, and how each school will allocate its share of the money.

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State Education Reform ‘Awareness Campaign’ Announced

by TN Press Release Center| Jul. 16, 2010

Press Release from the Office of Gov. Phil Bredesen, July 16, 2010:

Bredesen, Webb, Frist launch education campaign; New First to the Top coalition to raise standards awareness

NASHVILLE – Gov.…

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Haslam Gets Lots of Attention in 4-Way Debate

by Mike Morrow| Jul. 13, 2010

The former Knoxville mayor and perceived GOP gubernatorial front-runner’s policy focus, personal finances and TV political ads got an extended going-over by all three opponents in a debate aired statewide Monday night.

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Teacher Evaluation Panel Hashes Out First Set of Recommendations

by Andrea Zelinski| Jul. 9, 2010

Teachers and state officials are beginning to draft up a broad set of recommendations to the Board of Education outlining how educators will be evaluated under a new system triggered by the federal Race to the Top grant.

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Bredesen Formally Backs McWherter

by Mike Morrow| Jun. 23, 2010

When it comes to jobs, the economy and public education, the only Democrat left standing in the 2010 gubernatorial race “gets it,” says the governor.

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Ramsey Would Reject RTTT Funds If ‘Strings Attached’

by Mike Morrow| Jun. 14, 2010

The lieutenant governor also said the Tennessee General Assembly deserves credit for the work it did in January that helped land Race-to-the-Top grant money.

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Haslam Announces Teacher Recruitment Plan

by TN Press Release Center| May. 12, 2010

Press Release from Bill Haslam for Governor, May 11, 2010:

Will lead an aggressive “push for talent” in Tennessee

KNOXVILLE – Republican gubernatorial candidate and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam announced today his plan to…

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National Pre-K Advocacy Group Lauds TN

by TN Press Release Center| May. 11, 2010

State of Tennessee Press Release, May 10, 2010:

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen’s Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten program received high marks in the National Institute of Early Education Research’s (NIEER) annual report. The…

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Ramsey Says Pre-K Is Safe

by Andrea Zelinski| Apr. 28, 2010

Tennessee Lt. Guv. not a fan of the early childhood education program, but says it isn’t likely to get slashed this year.

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