The current TCAP testing procedures disrupt learning and create stress for students and teachers. The author proposes three changes: requiring a minimum reading level to take the TCAP, splitting the ...

Professional Educators of Tennessee sent an open letter to the Tennessee Commissioner of Education requesting delays to the testing period or flexibility for districts to choose their testing dates.

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It’s hard to believe we're in mid-July, but a new school year is almost upon us. Back to school is always a hopeful time, and this year we have fresh cause for optimism: The Tennessee Comprehensive ...

Professional Educators of Tennessee have requested a delay in state TCAP testing due to the historic winter storm.

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport City Schools (KCS) provided some insight Tuesday into how students in the district performed on the 2024-25 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP). SEE ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — A new study conducted by the Tennessee Reading Research Center set out to find how testing effort and anxiety impacted students' scores on the TCAP test. Dr. Deborah Reed, the ...

The letter says many educators have voiced this concern and some even believe that changing the annual testing to May should be permanent.

The Professional Educators of Tennessee group is asking for the test to be delayed for a couple of weeks.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the Professional Educators of Tennessee are asking the State Commissioner of Education to delay TCAP testing for students after some schools were closed for extended ...