The widespread effects of the Tennessee reading and retention law will be felt again this year for thousands of public school third and fourth graders and their families. The Tennessee Department of ...

State- and district-level Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, or TCAP, test scores released July 8. The scores reveal mixed results as the effects of Tennessee's wide-reaching controversial ...

When I was a high schooler, A Streetcar Named Desire was assigned reading for Drama Class. Tennessee Williams' prose and indelible imagery painted unforgettable tragic characters. The fading Blanche, ...

Former Tennessee basketball star Grant Williams is donating $1.5 million to the University of Tennessee. The donation allocates funds to the men's basketball program, the women's softball program, and ...

The release of TCAP reading scores on May 19 set off a fast-moving timeline for thousands of Tennessee third graders to avoid being held back. A state reading and retention law hinges on third grade ...