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The directorate of school education is responsible for the management of public schools in the state. As of October 2021, the state had over 37,211 government schools and 8,403 government-aided schools which educate 54.71 lakh and 28.44 lakh students respectively. [6]
The structure of education in the state is based on the national level pattern with 12 years of schooling (10+2+3), consisting of eight years of elementary education, that is, five years of primary and three years of middle school education for the age groups of 6-11 and 11–14 years, respectively, followed by secondary and higher Secondary education of two years each besides two years of pre ...
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR or The College System of Tennessee) is a system of community and technical colleges in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is one of two public higher education systems in the state, the other being the University of Tennessee system. It was authorized by an act of the Tennessee General Assembly passed in 1972 ...
The Board of Education is composed of nine elected members, each serving 4-year terms, and each coming from one of the nine districts in the city. The current [when?] board members are: [4] District 1: Dr. Sharon Gentry; District 2: Rachael Anne Elrod, Vice Chair; District 3: Emily Masters; District 4: John Little; District 5: Christiane Buggs ...
The agency, a traditional higher education coordinating board, serves several important functions, including: Development and proponency for the state public agenda for higher education; Administration of the outcomes based funding formula, a method by which appropriations are distributed to public colleges and universities; Approval of all new academic programs; Formulation and ...
State government operations are administered by the Tennessee Department of Education. [1] The state Board of Education has 11 members: one from each Congressional district, a student member, and the executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), who serves as ex-officio nonvoting member. [2]
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is the state education agency of Tennessee. It is headquartered on the 9th floor of the Andrew Johnson Tower in Nashville. [1] Lizzette Gonzales Reynolds is the current Commissioner of Education. She has held that position since June 29, 2023.
A 1999 Tennessee state study of Tennessee schools found that McMinn County Schools teacher salaries were 110% of the state median (and Athens City teacher salaries were 122% of the state median), on a Tennessee Teacher Cost Index basis, ranking it in the top 17% in the state. [15] Parkinson became the head of the school system in 2018. [6]