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Turn Off The TV, Get Off The Internet, Read A Book While Self-Isolating During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 19, 2020 | 
New York, NY – The ratings for TV are soaring and the internet is on the verge of crashing as Americans search for the latest news of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Many are also turning to books for a respite and an escape to adventure, history, and inspiration.
Some families have created a new highlight of the day by selecting a reading hour, and grandparents listen in at storytelling time on Facetime, Zoom or Skype.
The Christophers, who every year honor outstanding books, suggest several books for adults and young people to add to their reading lists during this National COVID-19 Coronavirus Crisis.
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Tennessee Department of Education reports that over 50 percent of Public High School Seniors raise score on ACT Senior Retake
Tennessee Department of Education
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Interim Commissioner Dr. Lyle Ailshie announced today that 76.1 percent of the state’s public high school class of 2019—53,478 students—participated in the department’s third ACT Senior Retake opportunity in October 2018, the state’s highest participation rate on record.
Of those seniors who retook the ACT in 2018, more than 50 percent increased their composite score from their junior year score, a 10.2 percent point increase from 2017.
Highest participation rate on record, 3,800 new students now eligible for $61.2 million in scholarships.
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Clarksville-Montgomery County School System Launches Reading Campaign with Celebrity Readers
Montgomery County, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System says research shows that if a parent or adult spends 20 minutes a day reading to a child, that child scores 90% better than their peers on reading tests. It exposes them to 1.8 million words a year.
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System to launch Reading Campaign Sunday, November 12th.
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Tennessee Department of Education releases Read to be Ready results
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced the results from the second year of the Read to be Ready Summer Grant Program, which provides funding to educators to lead tuition-free, literacy-focused summer camps for students in need across the state. In 2017, about 8,000 rising first, second, and third grade students—7,500 more students than last summer—gained critical reading skills and increased in their motivation to read.
Tennessee’s Read to be Ready Summer Grant Program Shows Positive Results in Second Year.
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Tennessee Public School Students Set New Record with ACT Average Score of 20.1
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen today announced that Tennessee public school students have crossed a new threshold, earning an average composite score of 20.1 on the ACT.
Tennessee public high school students improved from the 2016 average of 19.9, with more than 3,500 additional students taking the exam this year.
Tennessee School Students earned an average score of 20.1 on the ACT.
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Nearly 70,000 Tennessee Public School Students Eligible for Second Statewide ACT Retake Day
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that the state is expanding its ACT Senior Retake Day to all Tennessee public high school students in the class of 2018, totaling nearly 70,000 students.
In addition, the department is making it easier for public school seniors to retake the ACT this fall by offering this second opportunity during the school day in students’ own schools.
Education Regional Partnerships Double Across the State
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Tennessee Department of Education Advances Reading Goals Through New Coaching Network
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced the launch of the Read to be Ready coaching network.
Two-hundred coaches and two-thirds of Tennessee school districts are participating in the new coaching network that is designed to provide intensive support and professional learning opportunities for educators focused on early grades reading.
The new coaching network builds on the work started by 20 Read to be Ready summer programs across the state, which were aimed at improving the reading and writing development of first, second and third grade students who were the furthest behind in reading.
Tennessee Department of Education launches Read to be Ready coaching network
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Tennessee Department of Education Launches Initiative to Nearly Double Reading Proficiency in Third Grade By 2025
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen joined Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and First Lady Crissy Haslam today to kick off “Read to be Ready,” a statewide campaign focused on the critical value of reading.
Over the past several years, student performance on the English language arts TCAP has remained stagnant or declined. By the end of third grade, only 43 percent of students in Tennessee are reading on grade level.
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Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence For The Creative Arts to hold reading event with Charlotte Pence and Adam Prince
Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University welcomes two award-winning authors, as Charlotte Pence and Adam Prince will read excerpts of their works on Thursday, March 26th at 8:00pm at the APSU Honors Common. The event is free and open to the public.
Pence is the author of two award-winning poetry chapbooks and the editor of “The Poetics of American Song Lyrics,” a collection of academic essays that regards songs as literature and identifies intersections between poems and songs.
(L to R) Charlotte Pence and Adam Prince will read excerpts of their works on Thursday, March 26th at APSU.
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Tennessee adopts Second High School Equivalency Test
New HISET™ and Revised GED® Start in 2014
Nashville, TN – Beginning January 2nd, 2014, out-of-school youth and adults who are pursuing a high-school equivalency credential will have another test option to improve their earnings potential.
Tennesseans will have a choice of taking either the new 2014 GED® test or an alternative high school equivalency test designed by Educational Testing Services called HiSET™.
Tennessee is one of several states that are adopting the new test due to changes in the GED Exam.
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts
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