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Education · NashvilleThe Nashville Public Education Foundation (NPEF) has a new leader. From an email: We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Diarese George to our team! After an extensive national search, Dr. George has been selected as NPEF’s new President and CEO and will be starting in his role on August 4. He is currently the founder and executive director of the Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance (TECA) and previously served in a variety of roles serving the educat…Read Article
NPEF Welcomes New Leader
Bill Lee · NashvilleOne reason Tennessee’s privatizer-in-chief (Bill Lee) suggests the state needs school vouchers is his belief that public schools aren’t always up to the task. However, the most recent statewide testing data suggests otherwise, noting continuous improvement in scores post-pandemic. Chalkbeat reports:
Tennessee students continued to show post-pandemic progress on statewide testing this year, though a majority of third graders fell short of hittin…Read Article
