Professional Educators of Tennessee sent an open letter to the Tennessee Commissioner of Education requesting delays to the testing period or flexibility for districts to choose their testing dates.

The current TCAP testing procedures disrupt learning and create stress for students and teachers. The author proposes three changes: requiring a minimum reading level to take the TCAP, splitting the ...

Educators in Tennessee urge a delay in TCAP testing due to weather-related school closures, seeking flexibility to ensure tests reflect students' true capabilities.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Say it isn’t so: Is it TCAP time already? We are less than one week from students putting all their learning in the school year to the test. According to new Memphis-Shelby County ...

COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Maury County elementary school principal has resigned, and according to sources, his conduct with a group of low-performing during TCAP testing in April is now under ...

In the letter, officials said many school districts have struggled to maintain consistent instructional time.

Members of the Professional Educators of Tennessee are nudging school districts to ask for more time to prepare students for ...

Professional Educators of Tennessee have requested a delay in state TCAP testing due to the historic winter storm.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A big day for public school students as the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program or TCAP testing got underway this morning. Third and fourth graders have the most at ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — TCAP testing has been keeping students and teachers busy in Tennessee, with testing in Kingsport, wrapping up recently. "The kids did a great job," said Holly Flora, chief ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Despite improvements in English Language Arts (ELA) test results, thousands of Tennessee children are at risk of not being promoted to the fourth grade. According to data ...

The letter says many educators have voiced this concern and some even believe that changing the annual testing to May should be permanent.