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A Tennessee school district is putting millions behind student achievement with tutoring, coaching, and targeted support. Johnson City Schools is investing $2.5 million to help kids master reading and math skills.
Four hundred Tennessee high schoolers are learning real career skills from Southwest Airlines pilots, Dell engineers, and culinary professionals at a brand new innovation center. The program connects students directly with industry partners in aviation, cybersecurity, machinery, firefighting, and hospitality.
Williamson County Schools just opened a 26,000-square-foot Innovation Center where high schoolers can learn firefighting, aviation, cybersecurity, and more. The Tennessee-funded facility gives students access to careers usually reserved for college campuses.
Four hundred Tennessee students now have access to flight simulators, industrial kitchens, and firefighting gear at a brand new $15 million Innovation Center. The facility is preparing teens for real careers, whether they're headed to college or straight to work.
A Tennessee school district just opened a facility where high school students can turn their ideas into actual companies with help from mentors and $11 million in resources. The program provides everything from woodworking tools to investor pitch training at no cost to students.
Tennessee students have shattered pre-pandemic achievement levels across reading, math, and social studies, proving that focused academic recovery efforts can work. The state's English language arts proficiency jumped from 35% in 2019 to 42% today.
Maury County schools just earned national recognition for helping students catch up after COVID disrupted learning. Harvard, Stanford, and Dartmouth researchers found the district made exceptional gains in math and reading.
Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy just earned Tennessee's highest school achievement award for the ninth time since 2013. Only 30 charter schools across the entire state received this recognition.
