NASHVILLE (AP) - State education officials said Thursday that new assessments in math and English for students in grades three through 11 will provide a better measurement of their progress and make sure they're on track to succeed after graduation.

2. Haslam announces members of Governor's Teacher Cabinet - Friday, June 12, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) — One of the state's largest school districts failed to nominate its top teachers to a special group formed by the governor because of a mistake in the way the names were to be submitted, a spokesman said Tuesday.

3. Will $400K, more review improve on Common Core - Friday, May 22, 2015

Is it Kabuki theatre or a transformative process? That question comes to mind in the aftermath of the legislative session as the General Assembly passed a bill “repealing and replacing” Common Core, a set of K-12 education standards, by adding another layer of review and pushing the governor’s process for completion to 2017, along with adding a $400,000 expense.

4. Compromise legislation keeps Tennessee academic standards - Friday, March 20, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) - Tennessee Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey said Thursday that an agreement has been reached on legislation that would keep the state's current academic standards intact - for now - despite efforts to repeal them.

5. Bill seeks to strengthen academic standards review process - Friday, March 13, 2015

NASHVILLE (AP) - Legislation that seeks to strengthen the governor's review process of the state's academic standards is raising questions about whether an additional recommendation committee is necessary, and who will be on it.

6. Common Core is working – so let's kill it - Friday, February 13, 2015

Common Core determines what Tennessee’s K-12 students should know and when they should learn it, yet like many other issues it has become a political pariah, especially for the state’s Republican leaders.

7. Is Williamson state’s best school district? - Friday, October 24, 2014

A SCORE Prize finalist three years ago, Williamson County Schools is making another strong push for the top district in Tennessee for student learning, based in part on data compiled by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education [SCORE].

8. Survey: Teacher support for standards decreasing - Friday, September 26, 2014

NASHVILLE (AP) - A recent survey shows support for Tennessee's Common Core standards is decreasing among teachers, even though advocates, including business leaders, say they're needed to prepare students for college and to compete in a global workforce.

9. GOP lawmakers demand education chief's resignation - Friday, June 20, 2014

NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam's office is dismissing as a "political stunt" a letter signed by 15 Republican lawmakers demanding the resignation of Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman.