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Tennessee school safety laws begin July 1
(The Center Square) – Tennessee is set to begin new laws protecting the salary of school employees who are assaulted, allowing local law enforcement departments to assign school resource officers and enhancing the penalty for making a threat of mass violence at a school starting July 1. A series of school law changes passed by the Tennessee General Assembly go into effect at the start of the new fiscal year. ...
Board rejects efforts to rename MTSU building named after first Klux Klux Klan leader
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Tennessee Historical Commission has rejected Middle Tennessee State University’s attempts to rename a campus building named after a Confederal general tied to the Klu Klux Klan. The building, Forrest Hall, is named after Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general who was known for...
Tennessee students show TCAP math score improvement
By Jon Styff The Center Square Tennessee students showed math test scored improvements since hitting a pandemic low point in 2021, just as occurred in English language arts, according to new data released by the Tennessee Department of Education. The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program places results into four categories – exceed, met, approaching and below […] The post Tennessee students show TCAP math score improvement appeared first on Claiborne Progress.
MTSU will test tornado sirens campuswide Monday, July 1, weather permitting
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University plans to conduct its monthly tornado siren test on campus and at the Miller Coliseum Complex on Monday, July 1, at 11:20 a.m., weather permitting. The test, conducted by the University Police Department, once again is a brief opportunity to ensure MTSU’s...
JSCC president joins Leadership Tennessee's signature program for 2024
Leadership Tennessee has named Jackson State Community College's president, Dr. Carol A. Rothstein, to its signature program. Leadership Tennessee represents 14 different Tennessee counties with diverse professional experience. The program looks to promote a non-partisan dialogue on issues of state importance. For ten months, the group will visit all corners...
College of Liberal Arts professor receives MTSU’s first CUSA Faculty Achievement Award
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — College of Liberal Arts professor Sisavanh Houghton recently received Middle Tennessee State University’s inaugural Conference USA Faculty Achievement Award. MTSU has been a member of CUSA, among the nation’s best athletic conferences in student-athlete academic performance, since 2014. Earlier this year, the conference established the...
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