- Tennessee Department of Education
state's education home page: K-12, colleges and universities, BEST college tuition plan, adult education, special education, GED programs. Links to individual schools and school systems.
- Charter School Resource Center of Tennessee
Supports charter school legislation in the state. Includes information on the charter school concept, current proposals, and what you can do.
- 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.
- 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 Disipline
Member organization seeking to have corporal punishment removed from public schools. Articles about the adverse effects of paddling, list of school systems that do not allow corporal punishment, and other information.
- Tennessee Art Education Association
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 Curriculum and Instruction
Statewide curriculum standards for public schools (K-12).
- 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 Gifted Network
Resources for parents of gifted and talented children in Tennessee. Topics include giftedness, parenting, education, testing, counseling, and legal issues.
- 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 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 Technology Coordinators
A list of contacts responsible for classroom technology in each of the Tennessee county and city school systems.
- 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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