Department of Education
Dr. Tim Webb, Commissioner
Urban Education Improvement
Helping Teachers Teach and Children Learn in Urban Schools
The Urban Education Improvement Program was created in 2003 and is a working partnership between the Department, teachers, administrators and other stakeholders who are striving to improve student achievement in urban schools.
PROGRAM GOALS
- To create the best environment for our children to learn
- To serve as an outstanding resource for urban schools that face unique challenges in meeting achievement standards.
- To research and implement best practices that focus on the needs of urban schools and the children that they serve
- To assist in locating resources for those schools
- To identify staff development needs
- To focus school improvement processes on student achievement.
Together We Can Make A Difference!
Gwendolyn Watson
Urban Education Specialist
615-532-4710
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Tennessee Department of Education
5th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
TN Urban Ed Improvement
Urban Summit
Research-based Best Practices Links
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