Camellia Burris
Investigative Journalist at Miami Herald
Investigative Journalist @MiamiHerald, former @SFpublicpress, 👩🏾🎓@SpelmanCollege, @columbiajourn, @tulanelaw
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Camellia Burris
The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against the Rutherford County Board of Education for banning or restricting over 145 books in the school library. The banned books addressed LGBTQ rights, race and racism. In a press release Wednesday, the ACLU of Tennessee called this action an “attack on an inclusive education.” The lawsuit was filed on behalf of three anonymous families and an organization supporting the free expression of writers, called PEN America.
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1 week ago |
wpln.org | Camellia Burris
A bill moving through the statehouse would expand free school meals to thousands more Tennessee students. Under the measure, students who qualify for reduced-price meals now would eat for free — with the state covering the small amount, 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch, that their families currently pay. The legislation is now on hold until the House passes a new budget. In March, the bill passed out of the House education committee unanimously, with bipartisan support.
A group of adults failed the TCAP test. Tennessee third graders can be held back for doing the same.
1 week ago |
wkms.org | Camellia Burris
TCAP testing begins Monday. For Tennessee third graders and their families, the standardized test comes with a lot of pressure. If they don’t do well enough on the English language arts portion of the exam, students are required to attend summer learning programs, enroll in tutoring or both under a state law passed in 2021. They can also be held back, or retained from starting fourth grade with their classmates.
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2 weeks ago |
wpln.org | Camellia Burris
TCAP testing begins Monday. For Tennessee third graders and their families, the standardized test comes with a lot of pressure. If they don’t do well enough on the English language arts portion of the exam, students are required to attend summer learning programs, enroll in tutoring or both under a state law passed in 2021. They can also be held back, or retained from starting fourth grade with their classmates.
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3 weeks ago |
wpln.org | Camellia Burris
A new report released Friday stresses the importance of expanding career technical education for high schools students as Nashville — and the need for high-wage jobs here — grows. Educators, industry partners, civic leaders and students worked together for eight months to produce the 2024 Education Report from the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce.
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