Tennessee's new education plan will bring big changes for school districts

School education pencil tile
School education pencil tile

Local school districts would have more control over issues like turning around poor-performing schools under Tennessee's plan to comply with the federal education law President Barack Obama signed last year.

Education Commissioner Candice McQueen on Tuesday released her first draft of the state's version of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and begins a community input tour around the state this week.

Under the plan, families would have access to more information about their schools, and districts would have more support from the state to meet expectations.

Read the full story from our news partners, The Tennessean, here.

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