Are major changes coming to Tennessee teacher licensure requirements?
Aspiring Tennessee teachers currently have to pass the edTPA, a portfolio-based assessment that demonstrates readiness to lead a classroom, and content assessments such as the PRAXIS, which tests specific subject knowledge and skills. (Ariel J Cobbert for Chalkbeat)
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The Tennessee State Board of Education is considering a policy to create alternate pathways to pass specialty area content assessments.
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Melissa Brown
Melissa Brown is the Bureau Chief for Chalkbeat Tennessee. She joined Chalkbeat from The Tennessean, where she covered state politics and government policy. Melissa is an Alabama native who grew up on military bases in Japan and England before graduating from the University of Alabama with a degree in journalism.
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