Tennessee and Nashville appear to be very popular places to live right now, with lots of people moving there.

Anonymous wrote:I mean, this might be a very good thing. Tennessee is doing some pretty great things in elementary literacy. Hope that comes here as well.
https://curriculummatters.org/2022/12/31/why-tennessee-should-be-the-national-model-for-literacy/

That does sound great. Hmm, perhaps Tennessee might be a better place for teachers than Virginia currently is. Maybe Youngkin can turn that around.

Anonymous wrote:Oh good, another Youngkin thread where far left, reactionary liberals will interject all of the fantasies they have about how awful the governor is as a human being and how horrible his supporters are, because you know, he's just bad and they must watch Faux News. We're going to see mentions of white supremacy and there will definitely be claims that Youngkin voters were conned and voted against their own interests. And there is no CRT being taught anywhere at all because it's a graduate level curriculum.

+100
We can practically play LWNJ bingo on these threads at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone put faith in a school official from Tennessee? One of the worst in the country.

Eh, the National Report Card showed that fourth-grade reading and math scores in Virginia and Tennessee were the same in 2022.

That's different. Virginia is in the North so reading isn't important. Voting blue no matter who is important.

Finally, an opportunity to reach the lofty educational status of … Tennessee?

I thought parents got to decide curriculums, isn't that what he promised?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone put faith in a school official from Tennessee? One of the worst in the country.

Eh, the National Report Card showed that fourth-grade reading and math scores in Virginia and Tennessee were the same in 2022.

I mean, this might be a very good thing. Tennessee is doing some pretty great things in elementary literacy. Hope that comes here as well.
https://curriculummatters.org/2022/12/31/why-tennessee-should-be-the-national-model-for-literacy/

Oh good, another Youngkin thread where far left, reactionary liberals will interject all of the fantasies they have about how awful the governor is as a human being and how horrible his supporters are, because you know, he's just bad and they must watch Faux News. We're going to see mentions of white supremacy and there will definitely be claims that Youngkin voters were conned and voted against their own interests. And there is no CRT being taught anywhere at all because it's a graduate level curriculum.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone put faith in a school official from Tennessee? One of the worst in the country.

Thanks for the opinion of the "we're smarter because we're not from the south" crowd.

We are from the south. Virginia remains proudly in the south. God bless our great southern state, the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone put faith in a school official from Tennessee? One of the worst in the country.

Thanks for the opinion of the "we're smarter because we're not from the south" crowd.

Youngkin is trying to turn Virginia into a backwards hick state.

Anonymous wrote:Why would anyone put faith in a school official from Tennessee? One of the worst in the country.

Eh, the National Report Card showed that fourth-grade reading and math scores in Virginia and Tennessee were the same in 2022.

Why would anyone put faith in a school official from Tennessee? One of the worst in the country.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/03/22/youngkin-superintendent-appointement-coons/

https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/youngkin-appoints-tenn-schools-official-as-new-state-superintendent/article_998784da-c86d-11ed-aa95-fb425c9e9481.html

Lisa Coons previously served as chief academic officer of the Tennessee Department of Education, and has spearheaded the state’s revision of English Language Arts instruction.

"Gov. Glenn Youngkin has set a bold academic agenda that puts students first and empowers families to help set priorities for their children,” Coons said in a news release. “We have an opportunity in Virginia to be the country’s best state for education, and we’ll achieve that vision through partnerships with families, educators and school division leaders.”