BAEO BAEO http://tennessee.baeo.org <![CDATA[Bodine receives $600,000 private gift to take dyslexia expertise to public schools]]> <![CDATA[SCS initiative offers incentives for school attendance]]> <![CDATA[City Year tutoring program targeted for Memphis, thanks to $150k philanthropic donation]]> <![CDATA['Opportunity Lost' author on poverty, race and the biggest challenges in transforming Memphis schools � Chalkbeat Tennessee (TN)]]> <![CDATA[Blog: Tennessee BAEO Chooses 901 ]]> <![CDATA[Is School Choice a Civil Rights Issue? Hear our State Director Mendell Grinter answer the question. ]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee BAEO Releases Statement on Chris Barbic]]> <![CDATA[Black education advocacy group hires new Tennessee director]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee Black Alliance for Educational Options Announces New Leader]]> <![CDATA[Summer learning loss impacts low-income students disproportionately]]> <![CDATA[2015 TCAP Results Show Promising Academic Gains for Students]]> <![CDATA[She Didn't Know It, But 'Teaching Was the Path']]> <![CDATA[Tennessee schools see 14% decrease in criminal offenses]]> <![CDATA[Get Engaged With Tennessee BAEO]]> <![CDATA[Governor Haslam signs individualized education act]]> <![CDATA[Some Special Needs Children To Benefit From Voucher Program]]> <![CDATA[Advocates, Organizations Celebrate National Charter Schools Week ]]> <![CDATA[Charter school movement is growing]]> <![CDATA[Progress made nationwide on digital learning, says Foundation for Excellence in Education]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee grapples with logistics of special education vouchers ]]> <![CDATA[As Tennessee lawmakers end session, did legislature "get education right?"]]> <![CDATA[News]]> <![CDATA[How to Help]]> <![CDATA[Urgent Need]]> <![CDATA[Symposium 2014-Reflections ]]> <![CDATA[Our Goals]]> <![CDATA[In Memphis and Nashville, here are the schools eligible - and no longer eligible - for state intervention]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee General Assembly Passes School Choice Initiative]]> <![CDATA[Spotlight]]> <![CDATA[Donate]]> <![CDATA[Window of Opportunity]]> <![CDATA[How We Work ]]> <![CDATA[Our Mission and Core Values]]> <![CDATA[More states look to Tennessee's Achievement School District as a school turnaround model]]> <![CDATA[Strong Support For Bipartisan Legislative Agreement To "Fix No Child Left Behind"]]> <![CDATA[Photos]]> <![CDATA[Join Our Team]]> <![CDATA[Research and Links]]> <![CDATA[Focusing Our Resources]]> <![CDATA[BAEO Overview ]]> <![CDATA[Effort to embed literacy classes in summer camps explodes in Shelby County]]> <![CDATA[School voucher bill dead again]]> <![CDATA[Videos]]> <![CDATA[Charitable Solicitation Disclosure Statement]]> <![CDATA[Leading the Fight]]> <![CDATA[Vision Statement ]]> <![CDATA[Decline in reading scores a dark spot in otherwise sunny test score trends]]> <![CDATA['Parent trigger' education bill stalls in Tennessee legislature, but will be back next year, sponsor says ]]> <![CDATA[Publications]]> <![CDATA[Annual Symposium]]> <![CDATA[Organizational History ]]> <![CDATA[TechTown Chattanooga Foundation Achieves Nonprofit Status]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee Charter Schools a Potential Model for Alabama ]]> <![CDATA[Bailey-Sullivan Leadership Institute (BSLI)]]> <![CDATA[The Common Core State Standards Initiative ]]> <![CDATA[Shelby County Schools has draft charter compact, plenty of loose ends]]> <![CDATA[School vouchers gaining ground on two fronts]]> <![CDATA[Board of Directors]]> <![CDATA[Nashville charter school study sparks concern]]> <![CDATA[Education Reform]]> <![CDATA[Staff]]> <![CDATA[Nashville schools releases fifth charter study]]> <![CDATA[#BAEOSymposium]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee takes hit for K-12 spending in Rutgers report]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee Choice and Opportunity Scholarship Act]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee begins Common Core standards review]]> <![CDATA[Vouchers in House Committee]]> <![CDATA[Scores this year could affect ASD partners]]> <![CDATA[Join Our Community Education Fair on Thursday, March 26]]> <![CDATA[Soulsville ranked among best high schools by U.S. News & World Report]]> <![CDATA[BAEO Symposium 2015!!]]> <![CDATA[Charter advocate Stand Up invites Memphis to join]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee Families Need School Vouchers]]> <![CDATA[Nashville charter schools need long-term plan]]> <![CDATA[House majority leader believes voucher plan has a shot]]> <![CDATA[Social and emotional development: The next school reform frontier]]> <![CDATA[Senate Education Committee Approves Opportunity Scholarships]]> <![CDATA[GLOSSARY OF EDUCATION REFORM]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee voucher bill passes first hurdle]]> <![CDATA[Legislature adjourns session with few surprises]]> <![CDATA[Charter Schools closing in Memphis? ]]> <![CDATA[Legislature approves vouchers for students with severe disabilities]]> <![CDATA[School Choice-Civil Rights Issue ]]> <![CDATA[Achievement School District poised to expand its enrollment footprint]]> <![CDATA[Black Voters Voice Overwhelming Support for More Rigor and Better Choices in Education]]> <![CDATA[Common Core bill now awaits governor's signature after passage in legislature]]> <![CDATA[TN BAEO speaks out ]]> <![CDATA[Dunn on vouchers: Votes 'just aren't there this year']]> <![CDATA[Dec. 4, Memphis Community Meeting on Public School Transition, 6-8:00]]> <![CDATA[A Problem of Supply]]> <![CDATA[Got Choice? ]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee may offer school vouchers, but which schools will take them? ]]> <![CDATA[Black Alliance for Educational Options holds meeting on Achievement School District]]> <![CDATA[Want Reform? Principals Matter, Too]]> <![CDATA[Kevin Huffman out as Commissioner]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee Senate approves the Gardenhire/Dunn Tennessee Choice and Opportunity Scholarship Act.]]> <![CDATA[BAEO is here to help Parents]]> <![CDATA[School Choice Bill Gains 30 Co-Sponsors]]> <![CDATA[BAEO & Education in Tennessee - November 2014]]> <![CDATA[OpEd: Feds: Give states, locals more control on education ]]> <![CDATA[#EDTalks: Let's Talk CHOICE]]> <![CDATA[School Competition Shows Promise, Threat]]> <![CDATA[Southern Christian Leadership Conference Rallies for Parent Choice on October 14]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee urges school districts to tailor teacher evaluations]]> <![CDATA[Bill Clinton: Charter Schools Must Be Held To 'The Original Bargain']]> <![CDATA[K-12 Education Law]]> <![CDATA[Charter Schools Deserve Equal Funding ]]> <![CDATA[School Voucher Program]]> <![CDATA[What Does School Choice Mean For Black Students? ]]> <![CDATA[Vouchers]]> <![CDATA[Arkansas Legislature to Apply Charter School Practices to District Schools]]> <![CDATA[Private School Choice Program]]> <![CDATA[BAEO & Education in Tennessee - August 2014]]> <![CDATA[Voucher Bill]]> <![CDATA[For Parents: More Options; More Challenges ]]> <![CDATA[YES Prep charter school organization pulls out of Memphis at 11th hour]]> <![CDATA[Know Your Options! ]]> <![CDATA[Community Colleges Make Their Case For Common Core, Though Without Using The Words]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee BAEO to Host Memphis Community Meetings]]> <![CDATA[Higher standards essential for high school students]]> <![CDATA[An Adult Charter School.....Coming Soon ]]> <![CDATA[Hey Gang! Let's all do the "Superintendent Shuffle!"]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee Education Advocacy & Parental Choice Organizations Co-host Three Information Meetings to Provide Answers to Education Choice Questions]]> <![CDATA[GOT CHOICE Campaign 2014 ]]> <![CDATA[In the Midst of a Thunderstorm....]]> <![CDATA[Memphis Makes the Nation's Most Ambitious Effort to Fix Failed Schools]]> <![CDATA[Join Us for Our Memphis Community Meetings]]> <![CDATA[Vouchers, charter schools not to blame for nation's segregated classrooms]]> <![CDATA['Twas a rainy night in Memphis.....#MemphisVotes]]> <![CDATA[Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy recognized for improved test scores]]> <![CDATA[School Board Candidates' Forum ]]> <![CDATA[From Black Power to Education Reform with Howard Fuller]]> <![CDATA[Join Us For A Shelby County School Board Candidates' Forum]]> <![CDATA[Register Calls for Swift Shake-Up at Struggling Schools]]> <![CDATA[Diverse Students Bring Many Benefits]]> <![CDATA[Rocketship Education Debuts in Nashville with Plans for Expansion]]> <![CDATA[Testing Won't Affect Licensure ]]> <![CDATA[ Memphis Grad Nation]]> <![CDATA[Closing Schools While Opening Charters: Lessons Learned From Philly, Chicago]]> <![CDATA[Nina Rees Sets the Record Straight-"The Truth about Charter Schools" ]]> <![CDATA[Every High School Grad Should be College Ready ]]> <![CDATA[Major Expansion for TN Charter School-KIPP Nashville ]]> <![CDATA[I CAN Stares Down Challenges And Funds Charter School Growth ]]> <![CDATA[Former Frayser High undergoing transformation as charter]]> <![CDATA[Graduating Against the Odds]]> <![CDATA[Advancing Access to a Quality Education ]]> <![CDATA[Graduating Against the Odds]]> <![CDATA[Deion Sanders: 'It's time' for School Choice, Charter Schools]]> <![CDATA[Graduating Against the Odds]]> <![CDATA[School Board Candidacy Forum (a recap through photo) ]]> <![CDATA[6 Charter School Details You Should Know]]> <![CDATA[School board candidates pitch more funding, nap time to fix district]]> <![CDATA[A Vision for Better Education: Areas of Surprising Agreement ]]> <![CDATA[Green Dot Public Schools Officially Launches in Memphis ]]> <![CDATA[Five new charter schools recommended for approval]]> <![CDATA[Congratulations KIPP!!!]]> <![CDATA[Twelve States Improve Charter Laws]]> <![CDATA[TCAP Takeaways ]]> <![CDATA[The Three-Sector Approach and Decision-Defending]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee Education Report | TCAP Results Show Growth]]> <![CDATA[Charters in Memphis find it wise to diversify]]> <![CDATA[Tennessee students improve in 19 of 31 TCAP test areas]]> <![CDATA[ Nashville School District Hires Firm to Study Charter School Impact]]> <![CDATA[Beyond the Dream: Nina Rees]]> <![CDATA[School Choice Voucher Bill ]]> <![CDATA[Frayser High Alum-Bobby White Jr.-opens Community School]]> <![CDATA[TN Opportunity & Scholarship Act]]> <![CDATA[Grizzlies Prep Welcomes TN BAEO ]]> <![CDATA[School vouchers put kids' needs first]]> <![CDATA[The New Tri-State Defender selects 2014 Women of Excellence ]]> <![CDATA[Crunch Time in Tennessee ]]> <![CDATA[Symposium 2014-Reflections ]]> <![CDATA[Common Core Delayed in TN ]]> <![CDATA[School Choice Now-Call to Action ]]> <![CDATA[School voucher plan puts quality education within reach]]> <![CDATA[School Choice NOW-Call to Action ]]> <![CDATA[Former U.S. Secretary of Education, Dr. Rod Paige, will Join BAEO at Symposium 2014 ]]> <![CDATA[BAEO & Marvin Sapp Touch Thousands During School of Choice Tour]]> <![CDATA[At school closings meetings, school choice groups learn the lay of the land in Memphis]]>