Tennessee Students Buck Grim National Trends On Nation’s Report Card

MSCS opted out of the program on what one lawmaker called a "leadership breakdown."


Tennessee’s proficiency rate grew in eighth grade math, while the national average declined, according to the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card. The gains position the state’s middle schoolers to perform better in Algebra I, their first high school math class. (Photo by Allison Shelley for EDU)

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